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Recent Examples of tin
Grease the top of a muffin tin with cooking spray or oil and line the cups with paper or foil liners.
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The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Spray a 12-cup nonstick muffin tin with vegetable oil spray.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 13 Apr. 2026
Being a softer metal, tin linings can also wear away over time, requiring occasional re-tinning.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Apr. 2026
Everyone's favorite candy can easily be made at home in mini muffin tins.
—Victoria Spencer, Martha Stewart, 3 Apr. 2026
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The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Spray a 12-cup nonstick muffin tin with vegetable oil spray.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 13 Apr. 2026
Being a softer metal, tin linings can also wear away over time, requiring occasional re-tinning.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Apr. 2026
Everyone's favorite candy can easily be made at home in mini muffin tins.
—Victoria Spencer, Martha Stewart, 3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tin
Noun
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Clothes were washed outdoors in a heavy barrel called a zhlukto, or carried to a nearby stream.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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The price of crude oil rose to more than $105 a barrel in early trading today as uncertainty over the Strait of Hormuz continues to cloud the market's long- and medium-term outlook.—
Sarah Dean,
NBC news,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Nuremberg rallies were simply political stage plays, with music from Wagner, drums, symmetrical marching formations, red flags, and gatherings often held in darkness to heighten the mood.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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Flows are narcoleptic, drums are sporadic, and melodies are soft enough to live in a dollhouse.—
Olivier Lafontant,
Pitchfork,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There are buckets of disabled mobile phones.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
29 Apr. 2026
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Engineers will equip it with specialized tools, including grapples, cutters, and buckets.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Tin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tin. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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