The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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All of items, sold individually, were snatched up by Wednesday within 24 hours of sales starting: water bottle caps, ring pop candy, police caution tape, straws, utensils -- as well as a single left AirPod.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
In the long run, he wrote, exciting technology or healthcare stocks end up earning lower returns than companies “making bottle caps or toilet paper.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
After the government announced a relaunch of the “Hecho en Mexico,” or “Made in Mexico,” seal on locally produced products, Grupo Modelo said it would print the slogan on its beer bottle caps.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2025
Their limbs are strings of bright orange buoys, corrugated PVC pipes or garden hoses attached to wiry frames strung with glass panels, bent metal and bottle caps.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 6, 2024
“I’m collecting bottle caps for an art project.”
From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff
