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Recent Examples of tin can
Collecting her life savings from a tin can, Tereza first heads to the travel agency to buy a round-trip commercial airline ticket, the first one available.
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 16 Feb. 2025
The episode ended on the streets of New York outside the studio, with Kotb driving off in her white minivan, daughters Haley and Hope in the back seat and tin cans tied to the bumper, wedding-style.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2025
The government soldiers left behind a filthy jumble of army life: clothes, blankets, gas masks and helmets, and empty tin cans.
—Carlotta Gall, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
Bake in Alternating Cups A muffin tin can be useful for turning out 12 party-ready appetizers in one go.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Jan. 2025
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 16 Feb. 2025
The episode ended on the streets of New York outside the studio, with Kotb driving off in her white minivan, daughters Haley and Hope in the back seat and tin cans tied to the bumper, wedding-style.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2025
The government soldiers left behind a filthy jumble of army life: clothes, blankets, gas masks and helmets, and empty tin cans.
—Carlotta Gall, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
Bake in Alternating Cups A muffin tin can be useful for turning out 12 party-ready appetizers in one go.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tin can
Noun
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Renovated in 2010, the building’s ground floor contains 2,100 square feet of retail space with tin ceilings and massive display windows to showcase your specialty-coffee selection or organic apples.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
13 Mar. 2025
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Whisk six eggs, 1 cup broccoli, one-fourth cup feta cheese, and your spices of choice, then bake in a muffin tin until the eggs are cooked through.—
Devineé Lingo, M.S.,
Health,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The pianists who will perform are Tyler Bullock, Eric Scott Reed and Helen Sung, accompanied by Peter Washington on bass and Carl Allen on the drums.—
David L. Coddon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Mar. 2025
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Fire broke out underneath the stage — right under my drum riser!—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Then troopers and sheriff's deputies, some on horseback, attacked, beating people with batons and launching tear gas canisters.—
Marisa Peñaloza,
NPR,
9 Mar. 2025
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An additional 63 canisters of waste rest horizontally nearby, including 13 filled with material from the dismantlement project.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Tin can.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tin%20can. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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