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Recent Examples of canister
When Border Patrol agents rolled tear gas canisters toward the feet of the protesters, prosecutors alleged Caravello ran up to one of the canisters and tried to kick it.
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Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
The canister compacts and stores the debris the robot picks up, a departure from most other self-emptying robot vacuums, which use disposable dust bags.
—PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
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
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Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
The canister compacts and stores the debris the robot picks up, a departure from most other self-emptying robot vacuums, which use disposable dust bags.
—PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for canister
Noun
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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
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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
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The late, great super fan Tim McKernan must be rolling over in his barrel.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
10 Sep. 2025
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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
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That collectible popcorn bucket.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
16 Sep. 2025
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The metaphor of a bucket of cold water is inadequate.—
Óscar Martínez & Carlos Martínez,
The Dial,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Canister.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canister. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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