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vats

noun

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plural of vat

as in bottles

a large tub or barrel used especially for holding liquids a vat of cooking oil

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Recent Examples of vats It was kept in interconnected wooden vats that were periodically filled with rums of various origins, but never completely emptied, making it effectively an enormous and complex solera rum. —

Tony Sachs, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026 Featuring enough blood that the ballet company purchases at least two massive vats of fake blood? —

Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025 Aging took place in a combination of large oak barrels, smaller tonneaux, and ceramic vats to balance purity, texture, and freshness. —

Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 14 Dec. 2025 The 7-year-old Jesus becomes apprenticed to a dyer, who gives him very precise directions about dyeing three pieces of cloth in three different vats. —

Mary Dzon, The Conversation, 12 Dec. 2025 But Don ignores him, telling his team to crack open the vats and allow the valuable mash to drain. —

Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Nov. 2025 In a corner of the nearly 5,000-square-foot facility, two men are squeezing vats of Key limes as if they were born to juice. —

Nila Do Simon, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025 Traditionally, vaccines have required growing pieces of viruses, often in chicken eggs or giant vats of cells, then purifying that material. —

Amanda Seitz, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025

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Eco effort The complimentary bath products are large enough to refill and water is served in glass bottles.

— Kasia Dietz, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
And on Wednesday nights — dubbed Wine Wednesday by Greekman’s, which has an excellent selection of Greek wines — all bottles are discounted by 50%.

— Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026