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Recent Examples of pails
Disney began selling simple souvenir popcorn pails in the 1990s and in 2010 introduced a 3D container modeled after Micky Mouse.
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Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Barrels were rolled out to the airplane and gas transferred to our tanks in open pails.
—Delbert L. Chears, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026
First introduced in 1986, the pails replace the standard Happy Meal box and can be used for trick-or-treating.
—Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 14 Oct. 2025
The right diapers and creams are a godsend for cleanup, while easy-to-wipe down changing pads and diaper pails make nighttimes a little more seamless.
—Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2025
Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Barrels were rolled out to the airplane and gas transferred to our tanks in open pails.
—Delbert L. Chears, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026
First introduced in 1986, the pails replace the standard Happy Meal box and can be used for trick-or-treating.
—Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 14 Oct. 2025
The right diapers and creams are a godsend for cleanup, while easy-to-wipe down changing pads and diaper pails make nighttimes a little more seamless.
—Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pails
buckets
Noun
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When Blazers coach Tiago Splitter tried throwing a curveball and bringing in wing Kris Murray off the bench to guard Wembanyama, the Spurs’ giant left him in the dust multiple times in a short span for open buckets at the rim.—
Christian Clark,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Jokic has been unable to deliver easy buckets near the rim or get Gobert into foul trouble.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Pails.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pails. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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