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 Mind you, the entire infantry kit in those days didn't go far beyond a rifle, bayonet, canteen, mess tins, and an entrenching tool balanced with the odd hand grenade. New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025 Add all ingredients to a shaker tin. Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2025 What dessert really needs is to be put in a tin, covered with foil, tied with the littlest string outside of Cardi B’s thong, and then placed in the oven in a pan that is half submerged in water? Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025 Qing Yuan had seen many of these tiny corpses, pinkish, yellowish, tin-gray, curled up, always seemingly asleep, tossed by janitors into fires outside the building. Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tin
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Noun
  • The cartel members agreed to raise their December production target by 137,000 barrels per day, matching the hike for October and November.
    Lee Ying Shan,Sam Meredith, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Each bottle provides details including the proof, age, warehouse location, lot number, serial number, and barrel number.
    Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Producer Yung Willis’ electronic flourishes and subdued log drums help soundtrack Jiggy’s late-night rendezvous.
    Heran Mamo, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Almost every track on the album started with a Big L a cappella placed over drums.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Guests nabbed a custom Frankenstein popcorn bucket and limited edition poster.
    Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
  • After serving out the remainder of President John Kennedy’s term following the 1963 assassination, President Lyndon Johnson won 85% of the district’s vote and its three electoral votes, which were a drop in the bucket of a landslide electoral win (486-52) over Barry Goldwater.
    Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 3 Nov. 2025

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“Tin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tin. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.

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