as in bin
a covered rectangular container for storing or transporting things
threw the rest of her books and tapes in the trunk and closed the lid
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Recent Examples of trunk
Keep one in your trunk and skip the roadside hassle.
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Parker Hall, Wired News, 11 July 2025
Leave a space of 2 to 4 inches between the mulch and the trunk to the mulch does not pile up against the trunk.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2025
Behind him, the giant trunk of a felled cypress tree lay alongside the slab of the home where his son and his three friends were spending the holiday weekend.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 9 July 2025
The raging flash floods — among the nation’s worst in decades — slammed into riverside camps and homes before daybreak Friday, pulling sleeping people out of their cabins, tents and trailers and dragging them for miles past floating tree trunks and automobiles.
—Jim Vertuno, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
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Parker Hall, Wired News, 11 July 2025
Leave a space of 2 to 4 inches between the mulch and the trunk to the mulch does not pile up against the trunk.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2025
Behind him, the giant trunk of a felled cypress tree lay alongside the slab of the home where his son and his three friends were spending the holiday weekend.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 9 July 2025
The raging flash floods — among the nation’s worst in decades — slammed into riverside camps and homes before daybreak Friday, pulling sleeping people out of their cabins, tents and trailers and dragging them for miles past floating tree trunks and automobiles.
—Jim Vertuno, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trunk
Noun
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Chances are, these bins—whether they’re used for pantry, cabinet, or on a shelf—won’t last long.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
30 July 2025
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Gone are the days of heaving a giant bag out from under the bed, these bins come with wheels that require little effort to slide out and have an open top — no unzipping required.—
Rylee Johnston,
People.com,
27 July 2025
Noun
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In fact, on Thursday right-hander Ian Seymour inhabited that very same locker.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
31 July 2025
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As Crow-Armstrong stood at his locker inside American Family Field’s visiting clubhouse following Wednesday’s 10-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers, he was reminded that the Cubs executed that franchise-changing transaction exactly four years earlier (July 30, 2021).—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
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On Thursday, Israel’s military took journalists to the Gaza side of the Kerem Shalom crossing where hundreds of boxes of aid were on pallets filling a huge lot.—
Sam Mednick,
Chicago Tribune,
26 July 2025
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Though nothing outside could compete with the moment a uniformed attendant arrived bearing a two-tiered, Tiffany-blue box filled with desserts, accompanied by a souvenir menu with pop-up paper cutouts.—
Naomi Tomky,
Travel + Leisure,
26 July 2025
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Four teenagers were injured, most severe being a 14-year-old male who sustained a gunshot wound to the chest and is listed in critical condition, according to police.—
Kate Perez,
Chicago Tribune,
28 July 2025
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Bey wore a gold sequined bodysuit with sheer chest panelling, cinched at the waist and which fell into fringed glittery chaps.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
27 July 2025
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“Trunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trunk. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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