1
as in to stop
slang
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end
can the chatter, or I'm kicking you out of this library
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2
as in to remove
to let go from office, service, or employment
the cashier was summarily canned for stealing from the registers
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2
as in jail
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
the racketeers were rounded up and thrown in the can
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3
as in restroom
a room furnished with a fixture for flushing body waste
I excused myself and asked if I could use the can
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4
as in seat
the part of the body upon which someone sits
he fell on the ice and landed on his can
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Recent Examples of can
Tom Olsen, Twin Cities, 18 Sep. 2025
The first man — the one who had tried to push her car alone — offered to fetch gas with his fuel can.
—Laura Kwerel, NPR, 17 Sep. 2025
Locals were driving to neighboring cities to fill up cars and fuel cans.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Property owners have been trying to get discounts by switching from individual cans to dumpsters, making changes to their organic recycling or teaming with nearby properties to lure haulers with better economies of scale.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Deputies noted a strong odor of alcohol and found several beer cans scattered around the crash scene.
—Tom Olsen, Twin Cities, 18 Sep. 2025
The first man — the one who had tried to push her car alone — offered to fetch gas with his fuel can.
—Laura Kwerel, NPR, 17 Sep. 2025
Locals were driving to neighboring cities to fill up cars and fuel cans.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Property owners have been trying to get discounts by switching from individual cans to dumpsters, making changes to their organic recycling or teaming with nearby properties to lure haulers with better economies of scale.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for can
Verb
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The traffic itself generally keeps moving rather than fully stopping.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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Fighting on the island had stopped, so the soldiers in the picture were not under fire, and the action of raising the flag (there is a movie of it) took all of a few seconds.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In 1830, President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act, which attempted to eliminate or remove all tribes to west of the Mississippi River.—
Frank Vaisvilas,
jsonline.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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Branum also alleged that the man was not removed from the flight because of his status as a frequent flyer.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Rain barrels come in different sizes and designs and range from $75 to $300.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
24 Sep. 2025
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Attempting To Improv Meals The remoteness of distilleries makes for beautiful scenery and plenty of room for the barrels to age.—
Karla Walsh,
Southern Living,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That included branding civil rights advocacy and speech defamatory, a breach of the peace, or hate speech, and hauling activists into courts and jails.—
Time,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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He is being held without bail at the El Dorado County jail, records show.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The policy also stated that individuals who transitioned could not stay at youth camps overnight and were only allowed to use single-occupancy restrooms within church grounds.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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There’s also playgrounds, restroom facilities and picnic areas.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The auditorium can hold up to 3,000 people, and nearly every seat was full.—
Amy DeLaura,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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The city is hosting eight matches at its 75,000-seat stadium.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Trouble in Mind Records, the Chicago label that specialized in punk and garage-rock for more than a decade, has ceased operations.—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
26 Sep. 2025
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All her fraudulent welfare handouts ceased in January 2025.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Once the contestants are dismissed from the runway, the judges get more into it.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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Defense attorneys for the man accused of killing his Miami Hurricanes football star teammate in 2006 want prosecutors sanctioned — or the murder case dismissed — after a key witness, who state prosecutors believed was dead, was found alive by an ESPN reporter.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Can.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/can. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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