as in bag
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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as in to protrude
to extend outward beyond a usual point
as he grew older, the skin on his neck pouched
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Recent Examples of pouch
Janelle Griffith, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2024
This Calvin Klein crossbody checks all the boxes: it’s made of high-quality vegan leather, has a removable crossbody strap, and even includes a detachable zipper pouch.
—Jennifer Vermeer, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2024
Aneri Pattani, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2023
Her 1-year-old son, Caiden, had been eating the cinnamon applesauce pouches almost every day for about a month.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 18 Dec. 2023
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Noun
Students are not allowed to bring phones into the school and must store them in a pouch provided by the school district.
—Janelle Griffith, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2024
This Calvin Klein crossbody checks all the boxes: it’s made of high-quality vegan leather, has a removable crossbody strap, and even includes a detachable zipper pouch.
—Jennifer Vermeer, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2024
Verb
But the department and lawmakers have not decided what to do with those dollars next.
$1 Million for drug disposal pouches
Jason Sundby, CEO of Verde Environmental Technologies, said the Deterra pouches his company sells are a low-cost way to prevent expensive addictions.
—Aneri Pattani, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2023
Her 1-year-old son, Caiden, had been eating the cinnamon applesauce pouches almost every day for about a month.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 18 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pouch
Noun
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Surplus goodie bags were generously doled out to those looking to take extras back home.MacKenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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This trio is an excellent match for your lip liner-wiz bestie looking to toss the crusty drugstore pencil at the bottom of her makeup bag.Annie Blackman, Allure, 5 Nov. 2024
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Elsewhere in the stream, Kodak attempts to have a normal conversation with the Twitch streamer before totally bugging out, protruding his eyes with a face full of sweat.Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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The discovery sheds light on why arthropods evolved appendages protruding out of their heads.Katie Hunt, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024
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Defensive tackle Chris Williams had a couple of nice pass rushes and collected one of three Bears sacks.Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2024
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The pass rusher took a step back this season before being dealt, recording just seven tackles without a sack in five games.Vincent Frank, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Sometimes, the cop even pokes fun at the suspect’s inability to sprint, calling them out for being out of shape.Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Russian and Chinese militaries are exercising with each other more regularly and even poking the U.S. in the eye on occasion — in July, the U.S. Air Force intercepted a few Russian and Chinese bomber aircraft operating in Alaska’s Air Defense Identification Zone.Daniel DePetris, Twin Cities, 3 Nov. 2024
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My friends were confused by my abrupt stop and the frightened and befuddled look on my face — except for one, whose eyes were also bulging wide.Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
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Prior to stepping out into space, Gillis reported seeing seals around the hatch that appear to be bulging.Denise Chow, NBC News, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Pouch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pouch. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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