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Recent Examples of canisters
The facility stores waste in copper canisters embedded up to 1,480 feet deep in stable granite bedrock.
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 30 Mar. 2026
Some protesters wearing shields and gas masks on the other side of a fence at the federal complex picked up the canisters and tossed them back at police.
—City News Service, Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
According to the Macomb County Prosecutor's Office, Kestou filed a motion last December to dismiss the charge, arguing the fire, not his storage of the canisters, caused Salter's death.
—Nick Lentz, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
Prosecutors are also investigating Gregory Bovino, the outgoing Border Patrol commander who helped to lead immigration surges into several American cities and who was seen on video lobbing green-smoke canisters into crowds at a park in Minneapolis.
—Andy Mannix, ProPublica, 25 Mar. 2026
Multiple explosions were heard and believed to be from gas canisters on the ambulances.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 23 Mar. 2026
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
Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 30 Mar. 2026
Some protesters wearing shields and gas masks on the other side of a fence at the federal complex picked up the canisters and tossed them back at police.
—City News Service, Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
According to the Macomb County Prosecutor's Office, Kestou filed a motion last December to dismiss the charge, arguing the fire, not his storage of the canisters, caused Salter's death.
—Nick Lentz, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
Prosecutors are also investigating Gregory Bovino, the outgoing Border Patrol commander who helped to lead immigration surges into several American cities and who was seen on video lobbing green-smoke canisters into crowds at a park in Minneapolis.
—Andy Mannix, ProPublica, 25 Mar. 2026
Multiple explosions were heard and believed to be from gas canisters on the ambulances.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 23 Mar. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for canisters
Noun
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Nearly 1 billion barrels will be lost by the end of the month, comprising up to 600 million barrels of crude oil and roughly 350 million barrels of refined products like jet fuel, diesel and gasoline, McKay said.—
Spencer Kimball,Pippa Stevens,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2026
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Bank of America estimates that in March alone, the world economy lost about 14 million to 15 million barrels per day of crude oil and energy products like diesel and jet fuel.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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While strawberry shortcakes are usually made with biscuits, this recipe swaps them for tender little cakes baked in muffin tins.—
Victoria Spencer,
Martha Stewart,
3 Apr. 2026
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Launched by Wrigley in the early 2000s in those iconic metal tins, they were discontinued around 2010 due to declining sales.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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People can't bring any glass bottles, cans or alcoholic beverages.—
Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Aerosol Cans Never store aerosol cans in your oven drawer.—
Gemma Johnstone,
The Spruce,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Canisters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canisters. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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