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Recent Examples of canister
Protesters were met with gas canisters and pepper pellets, Fox 32 reported.
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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Mama Francesca Grated Cheese, 8-ounce canister.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Fill found items, like vintage milk canisters and stoneware crocks, with colorful mums and line them along your entryway.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2025
The concrete canisters the waste is stored in can withstand a locomotive hitting them at 20 mph.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Mama Francesca Grated Cheese, 8-ounce canister.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Fill found items, like vintage milk canisters and stoneware crocks, with colorful mums and line them along your entryway.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2025
The concrete canisters the waste is stored in can withstand a locomotive hitting them at 20 mph.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for canister
Noun
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The 55 miniature pieces fit neatly inside a tin that doubles as a magnetic play surface.—
Emily Glover,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
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Inside the most complex machine mankind has ever devised, a laser beam hits a droplet of tin 50,000 times per second, generating temperatures 40 times those found on the surface of the Sun.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
2 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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Cleaning essentials, like this Shark cordless vacuum, this Black + Decker handheld vacuum, and this mop and bucket set will keep your home sparkly clean with minimal effort.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
7 Oct. 2025
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Brice Sensabaugh is a professional getter of buckets.—
Stan Son,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Canister.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canister. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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