variants also cannister
as in tin
a metal container in the shape of a cylinder she put the store-bought cookies in a fancy canister to make them look homemade

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Recent Examples of canister On an office bar cart beside bottles of Dom Perignon and Don Julio 1942 are rows and rows of Monster energy drinks and a lone canister of Loaded Hot Dog Pringles. Richard Nieva, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025 The vehicle has no gas generator and the canister itself is somewhat short. Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025 Just prior to the hurricane hitting, 1,200 canisters holding frozen embryos, including the Markhams’, were topped off with liquid nitrogen and moved to Lakeland Hospital, according to the clinic’s disaster plan. Susan Young, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025 The man did not respond to the attempts to contact him, so the SWAT team deployed gas canisters into the apartment. Enquirer Staff, The Enquirer, 30 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for canister
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Noun
  • In the middle of a field of gravel, not far from the heart of downtown, Canton’s town hall sits inside a tin, triple-wide trailer.
    Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The restaurants are ginned-up to look and feel like a country store—old tin signs and license plates, sepia-toned pictures, rocking chairs, and all the rest.
    Greg Petro, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The late, great super fan Tim McKernan must be rolling over in his barrel.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Every September and December, Broadbelt would stuff barrels with care packages, gifts and school supplies to send back to Jamaica.
    Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Start by mixing a small amount of pH-neutral dish soap in a bucket with warm water.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
  • GloRilla tapped into her preppy side in a plaid bustier dress, matching jacket and a hot pink Versace bucket bag.
    Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Canister.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canister. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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