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 It’s made with two tins with weighted bases, one smaller and one larger. Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025 Animal heads, doll heads, Cream of Wheat boxes and Cadbury tins come into play when her imagination gets going. Penny E Schwartz, Oc Register, 15 June 2025 The Republic of Tea charges $14.50 for 36 bags of hibiscus tea in a metal tin. Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025 Its off-size pre-rolls come in stylish green or white tins and tubes, while its charitable arm, the Bailey Legacy Fund, supports local animal rescues. Javier Hasse, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for tin
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Noun
  • As for the projection figures, the OPEC report forecast that oil demand will average 105 million barrels per day this year.
    Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
  • Instead, use one or more rain barrels in the yard to catch and collect rain.
    Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 July 2025
Noun
  • The drums punch and plod like textbook EDM; indistinguishable synths twinkle.
    Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 17 July 2025
  • The Velvet Sundown’s melodies follow chord progressions, and their songs have rhythm sections that follow along with the bass and drums.
    Charlie Harding, Vulture, 16 July 2025

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“Tin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tin. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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