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Recent Examples of tin can
Most of them are insignificant: a tin can, a graft of clothing, an old basket or a ski pole.
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Angela Yang, NBC News, 14 Oct. 2024
Prohibition didn’t stop the brand from smuggling its whiskey into American speakeasies in tin cans, nor did a limited marketing budget keep the company from taking advantage of the Olympic zeitgeist.
—Lilian Raji, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
The impact of the wreck crumpled the front of Lochte’s truck like a tin can, photos show.
—Adam Carlson, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2024
Any one of them could hold 48,000 bananas or 24,000 tin cans or maybe 12,000 shoe boxes.
—Ronald D. White, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2024
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Angela Yang, NBC News, 14 Oct. 2024
Prohibition didn’t stop the brand from smuggling its whiskey into American speakeasies in tin cans, nor did a limited marketing budget keep the company from taking advantage of the Olympic zeitgeist.
—Lilian Raji, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
The impact of the wreck crumpled the front of Lochte’s truck like a tin can, photos show.
—Adam Carlson, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2024
Any one of them could hold 48,000 bananas or 24,000 tin cans or maybe 12,000 shoe boxes.
—Ronald D. White, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tin can
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The best Christmas cookie tins are filled with colorful sugar cookies, sprinkled gingerbread, linzers, spritzes, shortbread or sables, crinkles or crackles, even wedding cookies or special chocolate chip cookies — because why not?Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
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This year, the golden tins included a dozen seasonal cookies made by chefs at the Driskill, Hyatt Centric, Thompson Austin and Hyatt Regency.Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Dec. 2024
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The evening was capped by an impromptu drum circle performed by Chief Sellars and NoiseCat.Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
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And really, as Centre Pointe teacher Anne O’Brien pointed out, tap is the form of dance that is closest to music; the sound of dozens of metal taps striking wooden floor boards simultaneously is as much a form of percussion as the beat of a drum.Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 20 Dec. 2024
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Imagine a film archivist scouring an underground vault in Burbank or a cave in Butte, Montana, and discovering a few dozen dusty film canisters tucked away in a corner.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
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For a more colorful look, wrap the canisters with a wide ribbon and finish it with a bow in front.Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Tin can.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tin%20can. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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