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Recent Examples of tin
The following day, the man found a much bigger hole — with a tin lunchbox sticking out of it — behind his shed.
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Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 10 May 2025
That’s a small amount in the RTA budget, but the optics aren’t swell when having a tin cup out for state funding.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
Plus, the loose squares and pocket-friendly tins are more neatly packable for activities like backpacking and bikepacking.
—New Atlas, 26 Apr. 2025
This 10-piece set includes a half sheet, baking sheet, muffin tin, cooling rack, round cake pan and loaf pan.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 14 May 2025
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Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 10 May 2025
That’s a small amount in the RTA budget, but the optics aren’t swell when having a tin cup out for state funding.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
Plus, the loose squares and pocket-friendly tins are more neatly packable for activities like backpacking and bikepacking.
—New Atlas, 26 Apr. 2025
This 10-piece set includes a half sheet, baking sheet, muffin tin, cooling rack, round cake pan and loaf pan.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tin
Noun
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During the Iranian Oil Crisis, global inventories built as much as 3 million barrels a day or more, as companies and large consumers chased every available barrel, the spot market trade all but disappeared, and prices tripled: not when Iranian oil production was shut in by unrest.—
Michael Lynch,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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Prices could further spike, however, if Iran targets Saudi Arabia’s oil supplies or creates shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, through which almost 25% of total global oil consumption flows, with some experts predicting $100 oil per barrel.—
Mathias Hammer,
semafor.com,
13 June 2025
Noun
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Bang the drum loudly Doing the ceremonial drum banging at Amerant Bank Arena before Game 4 was NFL Hall of Fame defensive end and current University of Miami assistant coach Jason Taylor, who chased quarterbacks for the Dolphins during 13 of his 15 NFL seasons.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2025
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To disinfect the drum of a front-loading washing machine, add two cups of hydrogen peroxide and run an empty load on the clean cycle.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
13 June 2025
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“Tin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tin. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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