pitchers

noun

plural of pitcher
as in bottles
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 pitchers 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 The Dodgers, despite starting two-time Cy Young winner Blake Snell, used seven pitchers. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026 Shortly after Chris Sale tossed a shutout against the Dodgers in late August, this space was dedicated to recognizing him as one of the greatest pitchers in Braves history. — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 5 Oct. 2026 As a team, the Cubs might start to put more of an emphasis on pitchers who can keep the ball on the ground. — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 Munetaka Murakami hit a two-run homer, five Chicago pitchers combined for a three-hitter and the White Sox beat the Cleveland Guardians 3-0 in Game 1 of their AL Division Series on Saturday. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026 But the Marlins will not pressure any of their starting pitchers to pitch in relief between starts; those pitchers would need to want to do it, which was the case this past month. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026 Texas used six pitchers through the first five innings as manager Skip Schumaker tried to exploit matchup advantages, but the Twins stretched their lead to 5-1 in the fifth. — CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitchers
  1. bottles
  2. jugs
  3. cups
  4. ewers
  5. flagons
Noun
  • 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
Definition of bottles
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
Definition of cups
Noun
  • 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
Definition of ewers
Noun
  • After helping one of the Dutchmen lug a keg of liquor to the game, Rip drinks several flagons, passes out, and wakes up two decades later.
    — John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
Definition of flagons

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“Pitchers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitchers. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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