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
Hernandez’s badly decomposed body was found in the trunk of a Tesla at a Hollywood tow yard last September.
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James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Blindfolded again with my bloody stockings, and with my wrists and ankles bound, I was dragged out and deposited in the trunk of a vehicle.
—Shelly Kittleson, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
The autopsy was performed in September 2025, days after the body was found decomposing in the Tesla's trunk at a Hollywood tow yard, but the results were ordered sealed by a judge as the Los Angeles Police Department and the county's District Attorney's Office built their case.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
The Empire State Tree is another mammoth standout, with a trunk measuring about 18 feet in diameter.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 22 Apr. 2026
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James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Blindfolded again with my bloody stockings, and with my wrists and ankles bound, I was dragged out and deposited in the trunk of a vehicle.
—Shelly Kittleson, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
The autopsy was performed in September 2025, days after the body was found decomposing in the Tesla's trunk at a Hollywood tow yard, but the results were ordered sealed by a judge as the Los Angeles Police Department and the county's District Attorney's Office built their case.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
The Empire State Tree is another mammoth standout, with a trunk measuring about 18 feet in diameter.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trunk
Noun
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The large bin is 12 inches by 7 inches by 5 inches, and it’s topped with a smaller bamboo bin.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Torres-García’s body was found in a plastic bin in October.—
Laura Tillman,
Hartford Courant,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The roughly thirty-pound latex belly that Harbour wore to give Floyd extra heft is on full display in the show’s final episode, when Floyd and Clark strip down to their boxer briefs and dance by the pool lockers in a kind of tête-à-tête disco.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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Josh Hart is dejected at his locker.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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People drove up and opened trunks to reveal boxes and shopping bags full of ancient yellowed papers.—
Mary Norris,
New Yorker,
1 May 2026
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Wacha felt his chain break after the A’s Carlos Cortes had stepped into the batter’s box.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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James died after Gavin stomped on her neck and chest on April 30, 2019, the DA’s office said.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
25 Apr. 2026
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The top of his head drilled Bona’s chest, and the Celtics guard crumbled to the court, holding his neck.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Trunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trunk. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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