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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The flotilla boats were stopped around 90-100 miles from the Gaza coastline, according to the flotilla's website tracker.—
May 19,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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Those unable to swim two lengths of the pool without stopping should have a parent remain close enough to reach them.—
Laura Berrios,
AJC.com,
19 May 2026
Verb
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The family later contacted animal control to remove the bird.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
26 May 2026
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To serve, simply remove the lid from a jar and turn it upside down to release the salad into a bowl.—
Laura Mclively,
Mercury News,
25 May 2026
Noun
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Ramsbottom was at his desk when the drone smashed through the workspace's tin ceiling, spraying shrapnel in all directions, and lodging a chunk of glass in the back of his head.—
Michael Kaplan,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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Bright teardrop earrings hang from metal tins filled with Japanese cooling beads.—
Lisa Boone,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Matthew was found dead in the New Jersey jail in an apparent suicide.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
24 May 2026
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The two charges leveled against Barber are Class Y felonies, jail records show.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 May 2026
Noun
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Job stress and workplace burnout have reached such heights that employees are seeking refuge in office restrooms to escape the emotional overload.—
ByBryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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And amenities assesses the availability of seven popular park features — basketball hoops; off-leash dog parks; playgrounds; splashpads and other water-play structures; sports fields; recreation and senior centers; and restrooms.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
20 May 2026
Noun
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There are swaths of empty seats during every home game, suggesting some season ticket holders are choosing to stay home.—
Joaquin Ruiz,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2026
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Aboard will be a Pakistani astronaut, who will spend a few days aboard Tiangong before returning to Earth on the outbound Shenzhou 23 vehicle, taking the seat of the astronaut selected to stay for a full year in orbit.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
24 May 2026
Verb
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Last fall, three iPhones ceased to receive iOS 26 support, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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Systems art challenged the very social system that defined what art is—and in so doing, ceased to be easily legible as art at all.—
Emily Watlington,
ARTnews.com,
24 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 26 May. 2026.
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