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Recent Examples of canisters
With their escape route blocked by protesters and their cars, the agents tossed out tear-gas canisters, the white clouds billowing up into the winter air.
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Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
Residents found empty canisters afterward listing ingredients including capsaicin, the active component that gives chili peppers their heat.
—Minneapolis Star Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Some officers are carrying pepper spray canisters.
—Hannah Fingerhut, Twin Cities, 25 Jan. 2026
Some officers are carrying pepper spray canisters.
—CBS News, 24 Jan. 2026
One of the cannisters rolled beneath a car, filling it with gas.
—Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2026
Cluttered Counters Make meal prep and clean up a breeze by keeping your counters streamlined, not filled to the max with appliances and canisters and the like.
—Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2026
Factors like its age, physical structure, burnup characteristics and the fact that it is already sealed in canisters designed for storage and transport — not chemical separation — all matter.
—Mike Levin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
Here’s what protestors say ‘less-lethal’ weapons feel like Anti-ICE protesters have been struck by tear gas canisters, rubber bullets and pepper spray.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 20 Jan. 2026
Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
Residents found empty canisters afterward listing ingredients including capsaicin, the active component that gives chili peppers their heat.
—Minneapolis Star Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Some officers are carrying pepper spray canisters.
—Hannah Fingerhut, Twin Cities, 25 Jan. 2026
Some officers are carrying pepper spray canisters.
—CBS News, 24 Jan. 2026
One of the cannisters rolled beneath a car, filling it with gas.
—Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2026
Cluttered Counters Make meal prep and clean up a breeze by keeping your counters streamlined, not filled to the max with appliances and canisters and the like.
—Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2026
Factors like its age, physical structure, burnup characteristics and the fact that it is already sealed in canisters designed for storage and transport — not chemical separation — all matter.
—Mike Levin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
Here’s what protestors say ‘less-lethal’ weapons feel like Anti-ICE protesters have been struck by tear gas canisters, rubber bullets and pepper spray.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 20 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for canisters
Noun
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The chemical facility, which closed in 2023 was found to have more than 1,000 55-gallon barrels of flammable, corrosive or chlorinated chemicals still on-site following a May 2024 fire.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Made in Asheville, North Carolina, French Broad Chocolate's Whiskey Barrel bar uses local Two Trees Distilling oak barrels during the chocolate ageing process.—
Angela Hansberger,
AJC.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Again, when Appa was away on rigs, Amma would serve us tins of meat.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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For Some Ovens, Anything At All Cookie sheets, muffin tins, cast iron, and pizza pans are usually safe to store in an oven drawer.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Cut to a massive stadium packed with fans, and Pepsi logos, and a hilarious re-creation of the Coldplay kiss-cam fiasco as the male bear hugs his pop paramour from behind, wrapping his arms around her as the both hold cans.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
30 Jan. 2026
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Fruit flies will still find rotten food thrown in the trash and drink cans that still contain liquid, so keep a lid on the bins for extra protection.—
Emma Ashe,
Southern Living,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Canisters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canisters. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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