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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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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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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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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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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
L.a. Hubilla, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
Most ciders sold in the U.S. are packaged and sold alongside beer in six-packs of bottles or cans, and Anheuser-Busch InBev focused on selling the six-packs, while the 750ml bottles lagged behind.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
The capsule collection features various designs, including t-shirts, a varsity jacket, hats, and Sprite cans.
—Essence, 2 Dec. 2024
Pickers bring him cans from all over the city, 2 or 3 tons a day.
—Vince Beiser, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
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My Apple AirPods cannot transport me to another place the way a record can.
—L.a. Hubilla, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
Most ciders sold in the U.S. are packaged and sold alongside beer in six-packs of bottles or cans, and Anheuser-Busch InBev focused on selling the six-packs, while the 750ml bottles lagged behind.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
The capsule collection features various designs, including t-shirts, a varsity jacket, hats, and Sprite cans.
—Essence, 2 Dec. 2024
Pickers bring him cans from all over the city, 2 or 3 tons a day.
—Vince Beiser, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
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Prisons were uniquely bad for spreading the virus and some inmates were released in part to stop the spread.Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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Some Broad Ripple Starbucks lovers woke up to a surprise Thursday morning while stopping to grab a cup of Joe.Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Dec. 2024
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After years of debate, fencing that prevented elk from accessing food and competing with cattle for food will be removed, my colleague Summer Lin reports.Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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For instance, Twitter has historically removed millions of fake accounts in costly purges.Brian Greenberg, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Conversely, a four-seam fastball and/or changeup could help Holmes avoid barrels against lefties.Will Sammon, The Athletic, 10 Dec. 2024
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The 88-mile Uinta Basin Railway would connect Utah oil fields to the national rail network, enabling up to 350,000 barrels of crude oil per day to travel on trains as long as two miles.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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But Penny may never even spend a minute in jail for taking another man’s life.Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 8 Dec. 2024
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Police departments in those jurisdictions generally do not help ICE carry out street-level arrests, and jails will not hold immigration violators charged with traffic offenses, or in some cases violent felonies.Nick Miroff The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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Circling the field is a track, and adjacent to that will be the multiuse court on one side and a multipurpose room with restrooms, showers and locker areas on the other side.Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 12 Dec. 2024
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Several transgender women, including GLM founder Raquel Willis, entered the women’s restroom near the Speaker’s office.Brooke Migdon, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2024
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Republican Jeff Gonzalez won a seat in the Assembly by focusing on the high cost of living and building alliances with Democrats.Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
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Snag a seat at the bar for selections from the raw bar and lighter bites, or kick it family style and share some of their many entrees and sides.Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Dec. 2024
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The technical psychiatry and neurobiology of later times necessarily lacked Valéry’s poetry, and the poets themselves could never make good on his scientism without ceasing to write poetry.Benjamin Kunkel, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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Last week, a panel of three judges upheld the law's constitutionality, leaving TikTok and ByteDance warning that the app could cease operations in the U.S. as soon as Jan. 19, 2025, if the decision stands.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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The case was previously scheduled to go to trial in August 2025, but is now expected to be dismissed.Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 14 Dec. 2024
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The charges were later dismissed and Nifong was disbarred.Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Can.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/can. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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