1
: preserved in a sealed can or jar
canned peaches
canned pumpkin
2
a
: prepared or recorded in advance
especially
: prepared in standardized form for nonspecific use or wide distribution
canned laughter
canned music
b
: lacking originality or individuality as if mass-produced
a canned speech
3
slang
: drunk sense 1a
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The salesperson kept using the same canned phrases.
there's a canned quality to the screenplay that reminds you of countless other action movies
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Interviewers are more attuned than ever to canned or inauthentic responses.
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Andrew Fennell, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Dessert Options Multiply While canned and frozen options may be available year-round, there’s no denying that fresh fruit just tastes better—especially when baked into a cobbler or churned into ice cream.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 11 May 2025
The kitchen and its canned menu were intended for the command staff only; even today, civilians are required to bring their own nonperishables underground.
—Jessi Jezewska Stevens, The Dial, 24 Apr. 2025
Ingredient lists tell you a lot about when a recipe was popular, and pear salad might have had its peak mid-20th century, when canned fruit dominated the supermarket shelves.
—Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 9 May 2025
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Andrew Fennell, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Dessert Options Multiply While canned and frozen options may be available year-round, there’s no denying that fresh fruit just tastes better—especially when baked into a cobbler or churned into ice cream.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 11 May 2025
The kitchen and its canned menu were intended for the command staff only; even today, civilians are required to bring their own nonperishables underground.
—Jessi Jezewska Stevens, The Dial, 24 Apr. 2025
Ingredient lists tell you a lot about when a recipe was popular, and pear salad might have had its peak mid-20th century, when canned fruit dominated the supermarket shelves.
—Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 9 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for canned
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“Canned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/canned. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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canned
adjective1
: preserved in a sealed can or jar
canned peaches
2
a
: prepared or recorded in advance
especially
: prepared in one form for ordinary use or wide distribution
canned laughter
b
: lacking originality as if mass-produced
a canned speech
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