1
as in stopping
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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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2
as in sacking
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 canning
Club West also is looking at eventually canning cocktails for distribution.
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Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2026
Farrell looked for a lane before pulling up on the right baseline and canning a 17-footer for the lead.
—Matt Roy, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
Gray also said that marinating or canning salmon in antioxidant-rich sauces can further help reduce oxidation and preserve omega-3 fatty acids.
—Eleesha Lockett, Verywell Health, 20 Feb. 2026
Upper-middle-class urban millennials were canning preserves, pickling vegetables, and posting their creations on websites like Punk Domestics.
—Annie Levin, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
For a franchise that desperately needs stability, canning the coach one year in wouldn’t help, but there wasn’t much about Glenn’s first season that offered promise for the future.
—Zak Keefer, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
The team has been producing and canning beers in the Curtis Park facility for nearly a year.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 30 Dec. 2025
Lauri Markkanen finished with 30 points while Keyonte George added 29 points and 10 assists, canning consecutive 3-pointers to give Utah the lead in the fourth.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Johnson says Pure Shenandoah's current challenge is canning enough drinks to keep up with customers' thirst.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 24 Nov. 2025
Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2026
Farrell looked for a lane before pulling up on the right baseline and canning a 17-footer for the lead.
—Matt Roy, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
Gray also said that marinating or canning salmon in antioxidant-rich sauces can further help reduce oxidation and preserve omega-3 fatty acids.
—Eleesha Lockett, Verywell Health, 20 Feb. 2026
Upper-middle-class urban millennials were canning preserves, pickling vegetables, and posting their creations on websites like Punk Domestics.
—Annie Levin, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
For a franchise that desperately needs stability, canning the coach one year in wouldn’t help, but there wasn’t much about Glenn’s first season that offered promise for the future.
—Zak Keefer, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
The team has been producing and canning beers in the Curtis Park facility for nearly a year.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 30 Dec. 2025
Lauri Markkanen finished with 30 points while Keyonte George added 29 points and 10 assists, canning consecutive 3-pointers to give Utah the lead in the fourth.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Johnson says Pure Shenandoah's current challenge is canning enough drinks to keep up with customers' thirst.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 24 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for canning
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Leave the resort to dine at Sunset Mona Lisa, a neighboring cliffside terrace where Mediterranean-leaning plates play second fiddle to the show-stopping tangerine-pink sunsets.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Mar. 2026
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Arizona's prosecution comes shortly after Kalshi filed preemptive civil actions against Utah, Iowa and the Grand Canyon State in hopes of stopping those states from acting against the platform.—
David K. Li,
NBC news,
17 Mar. 2026
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The confrontation went viral in December 2024, as cameras captured Gastineau confronting Favre in 2023 over Michael Strahan sacking the Green Bay Packers legend to break Gastineau's single-season sack record.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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So Green can go back to sad-sacking and triple-singling starting Saturday against the Thunder, and certainly Monday against the Jazz.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
6 Mar. 2026
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After ending the third quarter with an eight-point advantage, the Hornets broke the game open by outscoring the Heat 40-18 in the fourth quarter.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
18 Mar. 2026
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Other locations will see snow ending tonight.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Mar. 2026
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The Sheriff’s Office committed to removing tie-off points from its jails but has not yet completed those renovations.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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In the new year, Musk welcomed Hegseth to a meeting at SpaceX headquarters, where Hegseth unveiled a new partnership with Grok, which lately had been spending most of its time removing the clothes of women and children in photographs.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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The Treasury says ceasing penny production will save $56 million annually, but rounding could increase demand for nickels.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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The Treasury says ceasing penny production will save $56 million annually, but rounding could increase demand for nickels.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Two other House members are retiring after long careers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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The Hastings City Council has appointed a new police chief to replace Chief David Wilske who is retiring.—
Kristi Miller,
Twin Cities,
17 Mar. 2026
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An agreement halting the executions of nine Georgia inmates on death row during the coronavirus pandemic shouldn’t keep them alive anymore, the state’s solicitor general argued Wednesday to the Georgia Supreme Court, the AJC’s Rosie Manins reports.—
Adam Beam,
AJC.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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The measure halting the gradual raises approved by the City Council in 2023 passed in a 30-to-18 vote, leaving its supporters four aldermen short of the supermajority needed to overturn a Johnson veto.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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Forhan, who was the initial victim of the robbery, has been charged with firing a missile into a building and culpable negligence for inflicting harm.—
Joan Murray,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Ronald White of Milton, dressed in colonial attire, stood among a line of reenactors firing replica muskets in the church’s graveyard following the service and said the anniversary carries personal meaning.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Canning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canning. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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