as in bins
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 trunks
Tropical trees including your mamey likely had their limbs and trunks totally frozen.
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Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
The bronze figure of Rocky Balboa — arms raised in victory, clad in boxing trunks and boots — has become a point of pilgrimage for people around the world.
—ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
There were no skeletons at the bottom, just various farm implements (an axe, a bark spud used for peeling bark off fresh tree trunks, a chain, and various minor trinkets).
—Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
Immersed in the forest, branches turn into indoor lights and trunks into outdoor showers.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
According to the National Weather Service, three separate tornadoes were confirmed in the state on Tuesday afternoon, one ripping the metal roof off a barn and snapping tree trunks in half.
—Joseph Serna, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
His two modest trunks containing projectors, reels, journals and documents were handed down across family generations until McFarland finally brought them to the Library of Congress.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
Other vendors sell tamales and cheese from the trunks of their cars.
—Wendi C. Thomas, MLK50, 17 Apr. 2026
Out front, the home’s first impression comes from mature olives that make a statement by real provenance — from twisted trunks to branches of green leaves and fruit — not from landscaping-in-a-box.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2026
Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
The bronze figure of Rocky Balboa — arms raised in victory, clad in boxing trunks and boots — has become a point of pilgrimage for people around the world.
—ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
There were no skeletons at the bottom, just various farm implements (an axe, a bark spud used for peeling bark off fresh tree trunks, a chain, and various minor trinkets).
—Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
Immersed in the forest, branches turn into indoor lights and trunks into outdoor showers.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
According to the National Weather Service, three separate tornadoes were confirmed in the state on Tuesday afternoon, one ripping the metal roof off a barn and snapping tree trunks in half.
—Joseph Serna, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
His two modest trunks containing projectors, reels, journals and documents were handed down across family generations until McFarland finally brought them to the Library of Congress.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
Other vendors sell tamales and cheese from the trunks of their cars.
—Wendi C. Thomas, MLK50, 17 Apr. 2026
Out front, the home’s first impression comes from mature olives that make a statement by real provenance — from twisted trunks to branches of green leaves and fruit — not from landscaping-in-a-box.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trunks
Noun
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Passengers will be limited to two portable chargers, which cannot be stored in overhead bins.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Portable chargers -- which contain lithium-ion batteries intended to charge personal electronic devices -- may not be stored in overhead bins and cannot be recharged during the flight, the airline said.—
Kelly McCarthy,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Padres players arrived in the visitor’s clubhouse at Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú on Saturday to find brown T-shirts hanging in their lockers.—
Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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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
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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This special set includes two chirashi boxes, a bouquet of flowers and a bottle of Laurent-Perrier champagne.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Think chests that offer both storage solutions and décor, a writing desk that can be used in various spaces like in a bedroom as a night table, in a living room nook, or in an office.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
24 Apr. 2026
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At the packed opening, a huge screen showed Abramović’s video work, Tito’s Funeral (2025), broadcasting women beating their chests in a near trance-like state, drawing on ritualised forms of communal mourning.—
George Nelson,
ARTnews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Trunks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trunks. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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