as in bowl
a large tub or barrel used especially for holding liquids
a vat of cooking oil
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Recent Examples of vat
Come for all the doggie high jinks – thanks to a ton of animatronic animals and a John Hughes screenplay – and stay for Close getting dunked in a vat of molasses.
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Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
Workers extracted this nitrate-rich earth, which was then soaked in vats of water to dissolve the salts.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
In the clip, filmed last month, a young man stood on a table at one of the company’s Shanghai restaurants, peeing into the roiling vat.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2025
On a recent morning, Fritsch stood over a stainless steel vat about the size of a large bathtub and removed a plastic sheet covering blocks of white cheddar cheese.
—Chuck Quirmbach, NPR, 8 Mar. 2025
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Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
Workers extracted this nitrate-rich earth, which was then soaked in vats of water to dissolve the salts.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
In the clip, filmed last month, a young man stood on a table at one of the company’s Shanghai restaurants, peeing into the roiling vat.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2025
On a recent morning, Fritsch stood over a stainless steel vat about the size of a large bathtub and removed a plastic sheet covering blocks of white cheddar cheese.
—Chuck Quirmbach, NPR, 8 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vat
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Gently mix ground beef, bacon, egg, onion, panko, chili powder, garlic, pepper, 1/2 cup of the cheese, 1 tablespoon of the chipotle chiles, 1 tablespoon of the Worcestershire, and 1/2 teaspoon of the salt in a large bowl until combined.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
17 Apr. 2025
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Who doesn’t love a fresh set of stacking bowls with lids?—
Sarah Madaus,
Architectural Digest,
17 Apr. 2025
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The most common single-use plastic items included food wrappers, bottles, bottle caps/rings, cigarette butts, wipes, and fragments.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Apr. 2025
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Towering mounds of textiles sprawl across the terrain, with some garments—price tags still intact—entangled among plastic bags, bottles, and other waste.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Trivia time By wins above replacement (according to Baseball-Reference) with both franchises, the three best players to suit up for both the Mets and Twins are all left-handed pitchers.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Boyd Softball Abby Atkinson, 2027, P In 2024, Atkinson was named the District 10-3A pitcher of the year and the Star-Telegram Newcomer of the Year.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Apr. 2025
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The government contributed an additional 24 beds via medical container units, known as connexes, including one operating room.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The near-endless colors of flowers are the star of many gardens, sidewalk planters, and front porch containers.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
9 Apr. 2025
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Two dedicated employees roam public lands hauling buckets, stepladders, and telescopic tree pruners to collect seeds, some of which weigh less than a small feather.—
Laura Mallonee,
Wired News,
12 Apr. 2025
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Volunteers are asked to bring reusable bags or buckets, gloves and trash pickers, if possible.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
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Bring gloves, utility scissors and a clean milk jug.—
Staff report,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Dec. 2022
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Councell tapped a plastic jug the size of a garden shed containing sugar water, nearby another full of corn syrup.—
Bill Weir,
CNN,
12 Dec. 2022
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Not surprisingly, the internet is rich with electric kettle cleaning tips.—
Emily Farris,
Bon Appétit,
25 Mar. 2025
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Eventually, the equipment — 12 tanks, two copper brewhouse kettles and a cooling machine — had to be brought up to the top floor by crane.—
Lilit Marcus,
CNN,
13 Mar. 2025
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Start with jars labeled for spending, saving and giving.—
Catherine Brock,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Yet octopuses have been caught performing incredible feats such as escaping aquarium tanks, solving puzzles, unscrewing jar lids and carrying shells as shields.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Vat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vat. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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