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can

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noun

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as in barrel
a metal container in the shape of a cylinder the shelter stores huge cans of water for an emergency

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of can
Noun
Metal-intensive goods like cars, construction, and aluminum cans could see sharp price increases. Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025 Boyter still has a 12-pack plus a few extra cans left, opting to savor them for birthdays and special occasions, while Pierce is holding on strong to her four remaining 12-packs. Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025 Reserve a small amount for a can of paint in a vivid color to spruce up the cabinets. Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2025 Kentucky's ban prohibits tobacco retailers from selling the colorful cans. Stephanie Kuzydym, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for can
Recent Examples of Synonyms for can
Verb
  • Wearing a floor-length brown double-breasted coat featuring buttons that stopped at her waist, the attire created a sultry thigh-high slit that allowed Jolie's leg to peek through.
    Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Studies in animals and reports from people show that the side effects of this drug can continue even after someone stops taking it.
    Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But the lack of transparency and due process are similar, and there are few to no guarantees of the safety of people whom ICE agents remove, often without identifying themselves, and move around without notifying the family or lawyers of the detained.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Slowly but surely, the legal obstacles to taking games overseas have been removed over the past few years.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Price contends the Jameson portion of the USGS report is outdate and inaccurate, pointing to a much more recent 2025 third-party review from Sproule ERCE energy consultants that estimates the Jameson basin could hold 9 billion net barrels of recoverable crude oil.
    Jordan Blum, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Orange construction barrels are seemingly everywhere.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Starting in the 1880s, the city and county each built a series of increasingly spacious jails—and then proceeded to fill them well above capacity each winter.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Grayson has been held in the Macon County jail ahead of his trial.
    Deena Zaru, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Carmichael grocery store and bakery received a red placard after health inspectors discovered 73 rodent droppings in areas including a shelf next to the restroom, the corners of an unapproved ice cream preparation area and retail sales dishes.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Each offers restrooms, picnic areas, pet zones, paved parking, and drinking water, with locations spaced about an hour apart.
    Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This is the kind of player that gets people out of their seats.
    Simon Johnson, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The director of the Louvre in Paris took the hot seat on Wednesday, answering questions from lawmakers amid mounting criticism over apparent security lapses that enabled thieves to pull off Sunday's brazen daylight heist of more than $100 million in jewels from the museum's ornate Apollo Gallery.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • However, during the shutdown, VA benefits regional offices are closed, transition program assistance has ceased and VA cemetery grounds are not being maintained.
    Zac Anderson, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Past this point, plant growth will begin to cease, resulting in the same state in their crops as if a hard freeze has happened.
    Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Biden administration dismissed the lawsuit, and prosecutors dropped a grand jury investigation the following year.
    NPR, NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The revelation immediately erupted into a political crisis, with the head of prisons dismissed and Guatemalans threatening to protest.
    New York Times, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Can.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/can. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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