1
as in to stop
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 to remove
to let go from office, service, or employment
the cashier was summarily canned for stealing from the registers
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as in jail
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
the racketeers were rounded up and thrown in the can
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as in restroom
a room furnished with a fixture for flushing body waste
I excused myself and asked if I could use the can
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as in seat
the part of the body upon which someone sits
he fell on the ice and landed on his can
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Recent Examples of can
Eliana Dockterman, Time, 12 May 2026
Sandro Tonali has been heavily linked with a move and there is a decent possibility of the Italian leaving, but only if a club can meet the significant overall cost required, which very few can.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 12 May 2026
While markets fret about the price of a barrel, India has been struggling with the cost of a can.
—Brendan Cosgrove, Fortune, 11 May 2026
Returning this season are the popular $2 hot dogs and 12-ounce cans of Busch Light for $5.
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2026
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Noun
And catastrophe nearly struck when Scottish customs agents opened IMAX film cans, potentially exposing the unused film.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 12 May 2026
Sandro Tonali has been heavily linked with a move and there is a decent possibility of the Italian leaving, but only if a club can meet the significant overall cost required, which very few can.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 12 May 2026
While markets fret about the price of a barrel, India has been struggling with the cost of a can.
—Brendan Cosgrove, Fortune, 11 May 2026
Returning this season are the popular $2 hot dogs and 12-ounce cans of Busch Light for $5.
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for can
Verb
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This $20 maxi dress is versatile enough to serve multiple occasions and seasons—and shoppers can’t stop buying multiples of them.—
Paige Bennett,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 May 2026
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Goalkeeper Isabell Ikirt stopped a shot by Oconee County’s Sydney Jackson, prompting celebration by Jefferson, but the Dragons were told Ikirt had come off the line.—
Sarah Spencer,
AJC.com,
13 May 2026
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Critics of the renaming say keeping Trotter’s name could allow the college to confront its history rather than remove visible reminders of it.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
12 May 2026
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In his lawsuit, Elon Musk is seeking $150 billion in damages, for Altman to be removed from OpenAI and for the company to be returned to nonprofit status.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
Noun
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Abrasive pastes are applied by hand across a tin plate until the surface reflects light like a mirror from one angle and appears jet black from another.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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The tin sheets of the treehouse roof flap wildly.—
Diaa Hadid,
NPR,
16 May 2026
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Cities spend millions cycling people through jails for sleeping outside while affordable housing waitlists continue to grow.—
Shianne LeClaire,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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He is being held in the county jail on a $15,000 cash bond.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
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The hotel and its accommodations have been designed with accessibility in mind, including elevators, entrances, parking, restrooms, hotel rooms, and routes to and from all restaurants, meeting, and entertainment spaces.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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Plans call for renovations to restrooms, adding a catering kitchen and repairing windows and glass.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Like any good host, Twain kept us on the edge of our seats with multiple wardrobe changes as the show went on, ditching the bangs for a classic curly look.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
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In an effort to sway Altman, Musk's team invited him for a tour of a Tesla factory and promised him a board seat at Tesla.—
Ashley Capoot,Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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During his temporary leadership, FEMA ceased door-to-door canvassing to reach survivors after disasters, and canceled a multibillion-dollar resilience grant program, since restored by a federal judge.—
Gabriela Aoun Angueira,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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The 47,000-square-foot store has been vacant since last June, when retail operations ceased following parent company Kroger’s decision to close several Chicago-area and suburban stores.—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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The court recommended that the petition be dismissed, and that the organizations be given one month to submit the employee lists.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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Even the foundations of today’s artificial intelligence boom were laid by the NSF in the 1980s and 1990s, when neural networks were a backwater dismissed by mainstream computer science.—
Gautam Mukunda,
Twin Cities,
14 May 2026
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“Can.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/can. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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