as in jug
a handled container for holding and pouring liquids that usually has a lip or a spout
please bring me the pitcher of lemonade from the table
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Recent Examples of pitcher
The 30-year-old right-handed pitcher fired what appeared to be a strike.
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 21 May 2025
The Kansas City Royals got a serviceable start from right-handed pitcher Michael Lorenzen on Tuesday night.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 21 May 2025
Curtis, who died last week at age 88, made his big league debut as the starting pitcher for the Chicago Cubs on April 22, 1961.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
He was called up to make his debut last May, and hasn't gone down since, instantly becoming one of the best pitchers in the league.
—Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 May 2025
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 21 May 2025
The Kansas City Royals got a serviceable start from right-handed pitcher Michael Lorenzen on Tuesday night.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 21 May 2025
Curtis, who died last week at age 88, made his big league debut as the starting pitcher for the Chicago Cubs on April 22, 1961.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
He was called up to make his debut last May, and hasn't gone down since, instantly becoming one of the best pitchers in the league.
—Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitcher
Noun
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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
Noun
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Pour 1/4 cup of the vinaigrette over the berries and fennel.—
Erin Hooker,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 May 2025
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Melt 1/4 cup of the butter in a small saucepan over medium; remove from heat.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
26 May 2025
Noun
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In a sleek, lilac bottle, the elegant formula is also made with silk extract.—
Jenny Berg,
Allure,
24 May 2025
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When someone in the background scolds him, the dog quickly jumps off the counter, knocking over a few bottles.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
Noun
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Peer at the pendulous breasts on a Medici workshop ewer or those on a screeching siren centered on an 18th-century scalloped sweetmeat dish.—
Lisa Wong Macabasco,
Vogue,
31 Mar. 2025
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Paintings of elaborate feasts hang alongside beautiful and unique dishes, ewers and platters, and glimpses of recipes through historical cookbooks.—
Susan Selasky,
Detroit Free Press,
29 Sep. 2024
Noun
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No detail was overlooked — down to the drink’s flagon.—
Violet Goldstone,
WWD,
12 Sep. 2024
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Their crop: wine, so fine the poet Dante sang its praises and medieval kings and popes guzzled it by the flagon.—
Julia Buckley,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Nov. 2023
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“Pitcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitcher. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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