Thesaurus results for CANISTER

canister

noun

ˈka-nə-stər

variants also cannister

as in barrel

a metal container in the shape of a cylinder she put the store-bought cookies in a fancy canister to make them look homemade

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Recent Examples of canister Known as whippets, these canisters have been used as a recreational drug, especially among youths. —

Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 23 Mar. 2026 The explosions were thought to be due to gas canisters on board the ambulances, police said. —

Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 23 Mar. 2026 Instead, the Dive-XL uses a modular, free-flooding design, with sensitive components sealed inside internal canisters. —

David Szondy march 22, New Atlas, 22 Mar. 2026 In a statement shared with The Baltimore Sun, a spokesperson for the department said that the pepper spray discharge was from the accidental triggering of a keychain canister and impacted at least 11 of the 31 students on board. —

Brian Carlton, Baltimore Sun, 18 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for canister

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Prices for brent crude, the global oil benchmark, hovered around $110 a barrel Friday morning, while bond yields shot up.

— Bart Jansen, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
In the sixth, left-hander Robbie Ray attacked Judge with four-seam fastballs until the three-time MVP turned on an inside heater and found barrel, sending a towering, two-run shot over the left-field fence to break the scoreless tie.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026