Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cartons
Noun
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Smaller crates and bins can be housed below the bench to one side, while smaller handheld tools can rest ready and waiting on the countertop.—
Michelle Mastro,
Architectural Digest,
23 Oct. 2025 -
Most pet owners can relate to the consistency and discipline required to encourage more-stubborn dogs, such as dachshunds, to make a habit of sleeping in their crates.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In some classrooms, students are even instructed to put their phones in what were once calculator pockets, in pouches meant for cell phones that lock or in plastic bins, where students are meant to collect the devices at the end of a class period or the end of the day.—
Lily Altavena,
Freep.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Leaves are perfect additions for worm bins and compost piles.—
Erica Browne Grivas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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And if your gifts are on the heavier side, think homemade treats, books, or candles; flat-rate boxes can be your best friend since the price stays the same no matter how far the package travels.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Oct. 2025
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Their larvae are capable of chewing through cardboard boxes and plastic bags, meaning even unopened packages of food are at risk for infestation.—
Lauren Wicks,
Southern Living,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Their trunks could grow to be 10 feet wide and stretch upward of 105 feet into the canopy; limbs spanned an equally wide footprint.—
Eric J. Wallace,
Outside,
24 Oct. 2025
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Trees whose trunks straddle property lines are considered shared, requiring consent from both owners for removal.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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However, should leading developers start holding their cards closer to their chests, society would no longer have a window, not even a narrow one, to publicly learn about and assess the upsides and downsides, the risk and security profiles, and the trajectory of this foundational technology.—
Yoshua Bengio,
Time,
22 Oct. 2025
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And some fans have started taping their chests at your shows as well.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Burial vaults are typically made of concrete and act as protective containers for caskets and coffins, according to The Dallas Morning News.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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Those caskets’ liners can be changed between uses.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Cartons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cartons. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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