Thesaurus results for POUCHES

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noun

plural of pouch

as in bags

a container made of a flexible material (as paper or plastic) we sealed the catnip in a cloth pouch and tossed it to the cat

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verb

present tense third-person singular of pouch

as in protrudes

to extend outward beyond a usual point as he grew older, the skin on his neck pouched

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Peanut butter, whether in a jar or in small individual pouches, is another excellent food item to keep in the storm shelter as long as nobody in your home has a peanut allergy. — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2026 Students unlock their pouches, grab their devices and head home. — Wakisha Bailey, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026 The best ones had multiple pockets, removable mesh pouches, and elastic loops to hold products in place and protect them from excess impact. — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 24 Aug. 2026 While national sales of nicotine pouches are increasing, Connecticut’s neighboring states are not experiencing the phenomenon as Connecticut regarding e-cigarettes. — Sasha Allen, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026 The affected products are 8-ounce pouches with the UPC 850035324554. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026 As for the Speed, the museum returned three ceremonial objects (a rattle, a beaded pipe bag, and a beaded turtle amulet) and 21 other items, among them beaded pouches and bags, moccasins, a coup stick, a cradleboard, and a lance. — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 19 Aug. 2026 These Italian leather travel pouches ooze with sophistication while also keeping your weekender or suitcase organized. — Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 19 Aug. 2026 On the other hand, young people’s use of nicotine pouches – small pouches that are placed between the lip and gum and are available in different flavors and strengths – has risen over the past five years. — Jamie Hartmann-Boyce, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2026

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Paintings, artwork, sculptures, stamps, statuary, other collector’s pieces (such as pieces of archaeology), as well as antiques older than 100 years but not over 250 years old are listed, as are suitcases, trunks, vanities and other types of bags.

— Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Lamb, 27, had four luxury bags stolen from his home, as the burglar entered through a broken window on the property.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Aug. 2026

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Anything that protrudes above the shallow, insulating snow cover is more prone to being damaged by the cold and wind or eaten by wildlife, said plant ecologist Anne Bjorkman of the University of Gothenburg in Sweden.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
Other animals on-site include a stable full of horses and Cowboy the tortoise, who is about the size of a lawnmower and whose head protrudes from what looks like a Venus flytrap made of bone.

— Emma Madden, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

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Minnesota’s Drake Lindsey has first-round potential; LaNorris Sellers had a nightmarish season in which the Gamecocks’ line surrendered 43 sacks but is one of the game’s most exciting players.

— Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Their bottom-of-the-barrel ranking in sacks, pressure rate, and interceptions could not sit well with a defense-minded head coach.

— Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

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Even in the bathrooms, the toilet and bidet are concealed inside a kind of Travertine bench and the showerhead pokes out from a monolithic stone slab.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
This is strong language, which pokes at our tribal memory of gasoline shortages from the 1970’s.

— George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

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