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Recent Examples of tin
In addition to her own preserves and Vacola’d produce, shelves were stacked with cans of fruit and packets of dry biscuits, great hessian sacks of rice and flour, and jumbo tins of powdered milk.
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Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026
Customers enter through the building’s rear, up a flight of stairs and through a red door, which spills out into a sumptuous, 2,000-square-foot lounge with low tin ceilings, moody lighting and a mammoth Buddha statue.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
The house retains its crown molding and tin ceilings, now layered with eclectic pieces sourced by the owners on vintage hunting trips to Palm Springs and Chicago.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Mar. 2026
Next-gen thin-film solar cells Kesterite is a naturally occurring mineral composed of copper, zinc, tin, and sulfur (CZTS).
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 27 Feb. 2026
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Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026
Customers enter through the building’s rear, up a flight of stairs and through a red door, which spills out into a sumptuous, 2,000-square-foot lounge with low tin ceilings, moody lighting and a mammoth Buddha statue.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
The house retains its crown molding and tin ceilings, now layered with eclectic pieces sourced by the owners on vintage hunting trips to Palm Springs and Chicago.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Mar. 2026
Next-gen thin-film solar cells Kesterite is a naturally occurring mineral composed of copper, zinc, tin, and sulfur (CZTS).
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tin
Noun
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Qatari Energy Minister Saad Al-Kaabi told the Financial Times that, depending on how long the war goes on, oil prices may reach $150 a barrel.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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History teaches us that freedom is not assured, and freedom at the barrel of a gun is not freedom at all.—
Derek Tran,
Oc Register,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Also a member of local band Elemental Sparks, Luca first played drums in fourth grade.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
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Presented annually by the West Suburban Irish Association, the parade celebrates Irish heritage with performances from traditional Irish dance schools and bagpipe and drum bands and dozens of floats, cars and marchers in between, parade chair Rich Janor said.—
Annie Alleman,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Chloe Sotel hit a 3-pointer, Reisma made a bucket and Slaughter hit one of two free-throw attempts.—
The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 Mar. 2026
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The new menu offerings, which become available on Wednesday, March 4, do not include 48-ounce coffee buckets.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Tin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tin. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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