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Recent Examples of canister
Another 13 canisters are filled with material classified as greater than Class C waste, collected during the dismantlement efforts at SONGS.
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Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2025
The team at Better Homes & Gardens has tested hundreds of vacuums over the years—upright vacuums, canister vacuums, cordless vacuums, and more.
—Jamie Fischer, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Dec. 2025
This old-fashioned instrument relied on a hand crank, as well as an outside metal canister that contained ice and rock salt to freeze its contents of milk, cream, sugar, and mix-ins.
—Joey Skladany, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2025
Now the site is forging glass, each glowing canister a quiet reversal of that legacy.
—New Atlas, 14 Dec. 2025
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Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2025
The team at Better Homes & Gardens has tested hundreds of vacuums over the years—upright vacuums, canister vacuums, cordless vacuums, and more.
—Jamie Fischer, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Dec. 2025
This old-fashioned instrument relied on a hand crank, as well as an outside metal canister that contained ice and rock salt to freeze its contents of milk, cream, sugar, and mix-ins.
—Joey Skladany, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2025
Now the site is forging glass, each glowing canister a quiet reversal of that legacy.
—New Atlas, 14 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for canister
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According to Sotheby’s, many of the bottles are private labels, single barrels, and vintage expressions, some of which are making their auction debut.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
8 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, in the last three months, Maduro’s government exported an average of 35,000 barrels a day to Cuba, approximately a quarter of the island’s total demand, according to Piñón.—
María Verza,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Consider fashioning a tin foil hat for your mobile phone.—
Jody Mamone,
Hartford Courant,
2 Jan. 2026
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At this old-school SoHo institution, the white tablecloths, pressed tin ceilings, and $58 steak au poivre belie a long history of button-pushing and rule-flouting.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Add a whitening booster like 1/4 cup oxygen bleach, 1/2 cup borax, or 1 cup of baking soda to the washer drum.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
13 Jan. 2026
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Sit down in my drums and play along to a record.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Wanaka Mountain Guides leads multi-day expeditions to the bucket-list summits of Mount Cook (New Zealand’s highest peak at 12,217 feet) and Mount Aspiring (a respectable 9,950-feet).—
Jen Murphy,
Outside,
7 Jan. 2026
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For mop and broom heads and scrub brushes, remove any debris before soaking them in a bucket of hot water, soap, and a disinfecting solution.—
Elizabeth Brownfield,
Southern Living,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Canister.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canister. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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