Thesaurus results for TIN

tin

noun

ˈtin

Definition of tin

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 Eating sardines straight out of the tin while wearing the patches in the comfort of my own home is my kind of self-care. — Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Oct. 2026 Pie tins, canisters, trays, and measuring cups also often featured advertising, so scan items carefully. — Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2026 This rare, jet-black tektite is believed to have formed when a meteorite struck the tin-rich land over 700,000 years ago. — Claire Turrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026 Related Articles With the existing masks already housed in a tin similar to Fishwife’s trademark packaging, the collaboration was natural. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tin

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Noun

The core of the plan is a coordinated release of 100 million barrels through the IEA over four months, with a large share of diesel front-loaded into the first 20 days.

— Heather Occhino, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2026
After all, what could go wrong sitting atop three million barrels of oil while a hostile country fires missiles and drones at it?

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of barrel

Noun

Kerry McCoy’s guitar juices up a mid-song gallop by abruptly pivoting from big and noisy to compressed and snarling; at the climax, everything cuts out for a second to spotlight a Daniel Tracy drum fill.

— Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026
The ballad finds Fontaines’ Grian Chatten and Rosalía trading lines over a moody acoustic strum that repeatedly swells with strings and clattering drums.

— Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026