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Recent Examples of tin
Add ingredients to shaking tin and shake hard for 10 seconds then pour it directly into a rocks glass without straining.
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Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2026
Line a 22 cm (8½ inch) round cake tin with non-stick baking paper.
—Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
For metal containers, like those above, drill drainage holes in the bottoms and three holes in the front of each container, and then use tin snips to cut out triangular openings that are large enough to fit one plant.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2026
Seafood Stars Sometimes the catch of the day comes in a tin or an envelope.
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Apr. 2026
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Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2026
Line a 22 cm (8½ inch) round cake tin with non-stick baking paper.
—Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
For metal containers, like those above, drill drainage holes in the bottoms and three holes in the front of each container, and then use tin snips to cut out triangular openings that are large enough to fit one plant.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2026
Seafood Stars Sometimes the catch of the day comes in a tin or an envelope.
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tin
Noun
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Plane tickets are getting pricier After jumping to $209 a barrel in early April, the global price of jet fuel eased last week to around $179, still well above the roughly $99 at the end of February.—
Mae Anderson,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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That’s down from 5 million oil-equivalent barrels per day in the previous quarter.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 May 2026
Noun
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After a lifetime of being told to stay quiet and smile, screaming your truths or slamming them out on a drum set feels damn good.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
4 May 2026
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Then, Metric’s peak came on 2009’s Fantasies, which paired needling electronics with thumping drum programming; both it and its follow-up, Synthetica, hit the top 10 on the Canadian albums chart and went platinum in Canada.—
Ethan Beck,
Pitchfork,
4 May 2026
Noun
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Reichstadter was shown in video posted by WJLA being lowered to the ground in the bucket.—
Mike Stunson,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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On Monday, while belting on the corner of State and Madison, his tip bucket was snatched.—
Charlie De Mar,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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“Tin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tin. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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