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can

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noun

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as in barrel
a metal container in the shape of a cylinder the shelter stores huge cans of water for an emergency

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Recent Examples of can
Noun
The rise in costs for steel and aluminum imports in particular is set to rattle the U.S. factories of automakers, construction firms and beverage-makers that use cans. Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2025 The 750-square-foot cans are dropped onto each site. Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2025 Unidentified people line up with cans to buy gas at a Mobil gas station in Suffolk County, New York, in July 1979. Lorie Konish, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2025 Every week, millions of Americans toss their recyclables into a single bin, trusting that their plastic bottles, aluminum cans and cardboard boxes will be given a new life. Alex Jordan, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for can
Recent Examples of Synonyms for can
Verb
  • Commentary: Is Trump's plan for tariff relief for automakers too late to stop global impact?
    Susan Page, USA Today, 1 May 2025
  • The administration has also asked food companies to voluntarily stop using another six dyes—Green No. 3, Red No. 40, Yellow No. 5, Yellow No. 6, Blue No. 1, and Blue No. 2—by the end of 2026.
    Jamie Ducharme, Health, 30 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • He's promised to remove taxes on tips, overtime and Social Security, and continue tax cuts that primarily benefited the wealthy, passed during his first term.
    Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
  • But DeShields has struggled to find consistent minutes since undergoing spinal surgery to remove a tumor in 2019, then suffering a knee injury that sidelined her for the entire 2023 season.
    Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The San Francisco-area plant that Valero plans to shut by April 2026 can process 145,000 barrels of oil a day.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2025
  • As if things weren’t complicated enough, they are forced to work together when a hurricane barrels toward the hospital, which then goes into lockdown.
    Dana Feldman, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • More than 21,000 people died in local jails and state prisons in four years, according to records the government has hidden from public view since 2021.
    Gina Barton, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
  • David Castro, with a long history of drug use, has been in Santa Clara County jail awaiting trial since he was arrested in 2023.
    Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The fatal altercation happened during a fight in the school's restroom, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by KWTX.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2025
  • As a result of the arrest, officers executed search warrants at Whitworth’s house and found hard drives, computers and cell phones that contained images and videos of women in restrooms, including at his house and Davidson College, the chief said.
    Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 26 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Tickets are $100 per seat, and becoming a beauty sponsor, which includes a table of 8 and acknowledgment at the event, is $1000.
    Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Carriers are turning to fare sales to fill seats on domestic flights and trimming their schedules to shed excess capacity, though some warn revenue could fall this quarter from last year.
    Melissa Repko,Michael Wayland,Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Without these little guys and their fellow pollinators, our gardens would be devoid of fruit, our flowers would not spread, and many species that rely on them would cease to exist.
    Katie Akin, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2025
  • That shouldn’t be a surprise because the Packers would rather cease to exist as a franchise than draft an offensive lineman who can’t play at least three.
    Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The charge was dismissed after Baldwin's attorneys alleged prosecutors had withheld evidence.
    Sharareh Drury, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
  • With punching bags Rudy Gobert and Julius Randle in the frontcourt, the Wolves were dismissed as legitimate opponents for the mighty purple and gold.
    Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 1 May 2025

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“Can.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/can. Accessed 6 May. 2025.

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