as in barrel
a metal container in the shape of a cylinder row upon row of tins containing food for an emergency that never happened

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Recent Examples of tin Sunway was transformed by Jeffrey Cheah from an obscure tin-mining company over the five decades into one of Malaysia’s biggest conglomerates with interests in construction, education, healthcare, infrastructure and real estate. Jonathan Burgos, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025 Attach a magnetic pad inside the palette and apply small magnetic pads to the backs of the makeup tins. Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025 In another video, Twiggs appears to be seen wearing a yellow hat with ears opening a cookie tin. Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025 Real-world tests The scientists tested THOR AI on several challenging copper, argon, and tin cases. Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tin
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Noun
  • Saudi Arabia has posted a budget deficit every year of the past decade, except 2022 when oil prices spiked to more than $100 a barrel.
    Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Just didn’t get enough barrel on it.
    Dennis Lin, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The beat of the agent’s drum, the rhythm of the red-hot afternoon in rural Pennsylvania.
    Grace Byron, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The new species belongs to a group of fish known as Sciaenidae, commonly called drums or croakers.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2025

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“Tin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tin. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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