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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2
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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3
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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4
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
Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Or upgrade your tableside setup with a portable camp stove and butane cans.
—Irene Yoo
september 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
For many people, cracking open a can of fizzy seltzer water has become as routine as sipping morning coffee.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
The brewery doesn’t do wholesale distribution but does sell 16-ounce cans in-house.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Police used the breath test on Pennington's group after seeing alcohol cans in the vehicle, the court record said.
—Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Or upgrade your tableside setup with a portable camp stove and butane cans.
—Irene Yoo
september 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
For many people, cracking open a can of fizzy seltzer water has become as routine as sipping morning coffee.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
The brewery doesn’t do wholesale distribution but does sell 16-ounce cans in-house.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for can
Verb
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The traffic itself generally keeps moving rather than fully stopping.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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Fighting on the island had stopped, so the soldiers in the picture were not under fire, and the action of raising the flag (there is a movie of it) took all of a few seconds.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Officials urge residents to take precautions like using insect repellent and removing standing water.—
Caroline Neal,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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Yet, Barclays’ Venkateshwar expects the environment will likely get more difficult for the wireless carrier in the future, as the entire sector deals with elevated churn — the pace at which customers are added and removed.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Saudi Arabia has posted a budget deficit every year of the past decade, except 2022 when oil prices spiked to more than $100 a barrel.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Just didn’t get enough barrel on it.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That included branding civil rights advocacy and speech defamatory, a breach of the peace, or hate speech, and hauling activists into courts and jails.—
Time,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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He is being held without bail at the El Dorado County jail, records show.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The policy also stated that individuals who transitioned could not stay at youth camps overnight and were only allowed to use single-occupancy restrooms within church grounds.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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There’s also playgrounds, restroom facilities and picnic areas.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Jose Mourinho had just got up from his seat in the Benfica dugout, at the start of the game, when the Chelsea supporters in the Matthew Harding Stand at Stamford Bridge started to serenade him.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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As the applause continued, Clooney kissed his wife Amal, who looked emotional in her seat just behind him.—
Jen Juneau,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Trouble in Mind Records, the Chicago label that specialized in punk and garage-rock for more than a decade, has ceased operations.—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
26 Sep. 2025
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All her fraudulent welfare handouts ceased in January 2025.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Seven of those charged previously pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor and prosecutors moved to dismiss their felony counts.—
Quinlan Bentley,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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Olguin dismissed the case in 2022 after finding Elden’s claims were time-barred without addressing the substance of his allegations.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Can.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/can. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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