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An additional 63 canisters of waste rest horizontally nearby, including 13 filled with material from the dismantlement project.
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Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
Large homes can benefit from a canister vacuum with their large capacities.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 30 Jan. 2025
The lander will then grab the sample tubes using a spare robotic arm developed for Perseverance's mission, placing them in a canister aboard the MAV.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 7 Jan. 2025
The British tabloid Metro reported the canister contained laughing gas.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2025
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Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
Large homes can benefit from a canister vacuum with their large capacities.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 30 Jan. 2025
The lander will then grab the sample tubes using a spare robotic arm developed for Perseverance's mission, placing them in a canister aboard the MAV.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 7 Jan. 2025
The British tabloid Metro reported the canister contained laughing gas.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for canister
Noun
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With designs by Katsushika Hokusai and William Morris, the collection is two years in the making and features decorative bandages, a classic metal tin package and first aid bags.—
Emma Kershaw,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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This one is made of a rugged, water-resistant tin cloth.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Still, those current production levels have been achieved during a period when domestic U.S. oil prices have hovered in the range of $70 per barrel or higher.—
David Blackmon,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Lore has it that New England butchers packed inexpensive cuts of meat into large barrels called butts for storage and transportation.—
Beth Dooley,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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With their All-Star captain sidelined due to a right ankle sprain, buckets have come fewer and further between.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
21 Mar. 2025
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McCollum lives and dies with every bucket, every rebound, every bounce of the ball.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Canister.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canister. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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