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ewers

noun

plural of ewer

as in pitchers

a handled container for holding and pouring liquids that usually has a lip or a spout a silver ewer in an elaborately ornamented style

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Recent Examples of ewers Somewhere between Venice and Paris, just as afternoon tea was served—raspberry tartlets and biscotti squisiti, coffee poured from silver ewers into porcelain cups—JR, the French artist known for his public installations, was starting to freak out. — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 8 June 2026

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No team had ever made the playoffs after back-to-back 100-loss seasons, so to make it after three in a row was unthinkable, especially after one of their versatile pitchers was sidelined in spring training.

— Don Riddell, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
The Cleveland Guardians could only muster three hits against five White Sox pitchers in Game 1.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

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There are no people in her piece, simply 45 silver images of Bowery storefronts and gutters, typically littered with empty bottles.

— J. Hoberman, ARTnews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
The image could be found on T-shirts, hats, billboards, beer bottles, Christmas ornaments and even adorned the cover of several books written about the championship season.

— Mark Long, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2026

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Use seedbeds, plug trays, or milk jugs for better seedling management; transplant seedlings in spring.

— Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2026
Detergent sheets for laundry typically come in slim cardboard boxes rather than plastic jugs, which helps households cut down on plastic waste.

— Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of jugs

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There's a fittingly witchy gift shop filled with all sorts of tchotchkes and collectibles, including spell books, tarot cards, cups for reading tea leaves, and a selection of history books.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Oct. 2026
Afterward, there was coffee out of paper cups in the meeting hall.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026

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