canning

verb

Definition of canningnext
present participle of can
1
as in stopping
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 sacking
to let go from office, service, or employment the cashier was summarily canned for stealing from the registers

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for canning
  1. stopping
  2. sacking
  3. ending
  4. removing
  5. ceasing
  6. retiring
  7. halting
  8. firing
Verb
  • According to the Latin Recording Academy, more than 30 artists took the stage to deliver show-stopping tributes honoring the memories of key figures who made great contributions to Latin music.
    Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Opposing productivity means stopping progress.
    William Dunkelberg, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of stopping
Verb
  • The Rebels forced Ralston Valley to punt the ball after sacking Andrews on third-and-7.
    David Mullen, The Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Early in the third quarter, Hutchinson injured himself after sacking Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott.
    Jacob Lev, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of sacking
Verb
  • Rich, velvety and savory palate, waxy notes, and oak tannins ending on a finish that lasts forever.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Hitting into a season-ending double play or otherwise being retired wouldn’t have undone all of Alonso’s achievements with the Mets.
    Jerry Beach, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of ending
Verb
  • In 1913, after Lane had been removing his patients’ colons for five years, a panel of the Royal Society of Medicine was finally convened to interrogate the wisdom of resorting to surgery to combat chronic constipation.
    Elsa Richardson, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
  • These could include planting trees, removing asphalt from playgrounds, installing outdoor classrooms and erecting shade structures.
    Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of removing
Verb
  • In other cases, like with Adept, what’s left of the startup is also ceasing to develop models (its deal with Amazon is now under FTC scrutiny).
    Sage Lazzaro, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
  • That is in the ballpark of the number of people who exited last month as a result of Paramount TV Studios ceasing operations, with its slate taken over by CBS Studios — despite ABC Signature being larger than PTVS, and the Disney consolidation spanning two different areas.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of ceasing
Verb
  • Since retiring, he's launched the All The Smoke podcast.
    Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The same is true of other economic institutions that need to continue to replace retiring workers with those of the next generations.
    Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of retiring
Verb
  • The work stoppage is halting the flow of a wide variety of goods over the docks of almost all cargo ports from Maine to Texas.
    Allison Morrow, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The 50,000 members of the union working at ports from Maine to Texas have been on strike since early Tuesday morning, halting the flow of the majority of containerized imports into the United States, along with many of the exports, disrupting the sales of American businesses overseas.
    Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of halting
Verb
  • Meanwhile, Hezbollah units continue firing rockets and drones across the border into Israel.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The measure also requires plants that use lignite coal to meet the same mercury emissions standards as facilities firing other types of coal.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of firing
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