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as in imitative
using or marked by the use of something else as a basis or model
there's a canned quality to the screenplay that reminds you of countless other action movies
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as in drunk
slang
being under the influence of alcohol
Driving home on New Year's Eve, she worried about other drivers who might be canned.
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as in stopped
slang
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end
can the chatter, or I'm kicking you out of this library
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as in dismissed
to let go from office, service, or employment
the cashier was summarily canned for stealing from the registers
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Recent Examples of canned
Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 8 Oct. 2025
Reader Vicki Casey from Huntersville, North Carolina, shared this lovely recipe created by her thrifty mother-in-law that uses the juice leftover from canned pineapple to make a beautiful pie.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2025
Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 10 Oct. 2025
Managers have been canned for a lot less.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Keep canned fish and beans on hand for quick, protein-rich meals.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 8 Oct. 2025
Reader Vicki Casey from Huntersville, North Carolina, shared this lovely recipe created by her thrifty mother-in-law that uses the juice leftover from canned pineapple to make a beautiful pie.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
Fresh, local produce offers the most nutrients, but frozen and canned fruits and vegetables remain healthy choices when local options aren’t available.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 10 Oct. 2025
Managers have been canned for a lot less.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for canned
Adjective
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It may be borrowed or coined, named after a person, inspired by a place or imitative of a sound.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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Conversations in dorm rooms and lecture halls consist of roughly 97% university-loathing and imitative protests to fire coaches and athletic directors.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But marijuana consumption has gone up at the same time that alcohol consumption has gone down, and the qualitative differences between being high and being drunk translate to differences in social behavior.—
Dan Brooks,
The Atlantic,
3 Nov. 2025
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Eilert is soon drunk and distraught over seemingly losing his manuscript, and Hedda tells her ex-lover to kill himself.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Sage could have stopped there and given Shannon her consolation hug after winning the day by turning the tribe vote against her.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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Her focus is less on the reason for the decline than on the question of why people—even close family members—stopped talking with one another.—
Alex Kotlowitz,
The Atlantic,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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India lost its review in desperation to get Wolvaardt dismissed, and then gambled with Verma’s gentle off-breakers.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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The lawsuit was dismissed in March after a judge found the group had no standing to pursue the claims made.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Vril and Agartha have thrived in part because of the way the editors mix brainrot and bigotry, disguising their ideological assaults in the fried fog of GifTok rap gibberish.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
24 Oct. 2025
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It can be roasted, baked, or pan-fried.—
Nancy LeBrun,
Verywell Health,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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After building a little over 200 cars, TVR ceased production and hasn’t ever quite gotten going again.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
28 Oct. 2025
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Their tactics had long ceased to surprise me.—
Snigdha Poonam,
The Dial,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Disney content, including channels like ABC and ESPN, was removed from Google’s YouTube TV overnight after the two companies failed to renew a streaming contract.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
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The left rear seat, on the other hand, is somewhat different; the designers have removed the traditional front passenger seat, giving the passenger lots of space to stretch out in first-class aircraft style.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In those meetings, our would-be bosses told us to make mock phone calls to prospective clients to gauge our ability to convince strangers about the merit of an imaginary product.—
Snigdha Poonam,
The Dial,
28 Oct. 2025
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Instead of focusing on industry experience, assess the transferable skills students build through schoolwork and first jobs, such as critical thinking and problem solving needed for a mock trial in a political science course.—
Allison Danielsen,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Canned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canned. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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