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Recent Examples of canister
After that, my father consulted with our mailman, who went to his truck and returned with a large cannister of mace.
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Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 31 May 2026
The pot bottom locks into the wind guard, and the stove secures to the gas canister.
—C.c. Weiss
may 31, New Atlas, 31 May 2026
The protest began hours after New Jersey State Police cleared the area Friday night, when protesters threw gas canisters and fireworks at officers escorting vehicles carrying employees out of the ICE facility.
—Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
The PocketRocket 2 is a single-burner canister stove that can boil water in as little as three and a half minutes.
—Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 23 May 2026
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Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 31 May 2026
The pot bottom locks into the wind guard, and the stove secures to the gas canister.
—C.c. Weiss
may 31, New Atlas, 31 May 2026
The protest began hours after New Jersey State Police cleared the area Friday night, when protesters threw gas canisters and fireworks at officers escorting vehicles carrying employees out of the ICE facility.
—Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
The PocketRocket 2 is a single-burner canister stove that can boil water in as little as three and a half minutes.
—Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 23 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for canister
Noun
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Prices of West Texas Intermediate futures are now below $90 a barrel, sliding 2% on Friday to around $87 per barrel.—
Sean Conlon,Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
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These materials are capable of causing corrosive damage to barrels, storage tanks and other metal containers.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Hanging aluminum pie tins is one way to utilize flash and noise.—
Molly Burford,
Southern Living,
6 June 2026
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The tins will be available in France, Germany and Australia.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
Noun
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La Familia members typically bang drums and sing their hearts out from opening to closing whistle but decided to stay quiet and brought no flags or instruments to the stadium.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2026
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Can a song without readily identifiable guitars, drums, or vocals still scan as metal?—
Brad Sanders,
Pitchfork,
8 June 2026
Noun
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Offense was the name of the game to start with both teams trading buckets.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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The Knicks have been hustling up-and-down the court, and it's led to some early buckets.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
4 June 2026
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“Canister.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canister. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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