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 His hands resumed their search, the tins crashing down. Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 24 July 2025 Add all ingredients together in a tin with crushed ice. Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 26 July 2025 This recipe can also be made in a muffin tin for single servings. Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 July 2025 Instead of ketchup, sriracha bottles sit alongside tins of chopsticks and stainless steel napkin dispensers on every table. Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 17 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for tin
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Noun
  • This series features bourbon made from barrels specifically selected by the distiller, and the result is a bourbon that is certainly a cut above.
    Erik Ofgang, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • If an alternate customer isn’t found, pulling Russian barrels off the market would be bullish for prices which are hovering near $70 a barrel.
    Amena Bakr, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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  • In 1973: Hip-hop was born at a party in the Bronx when Jamaican-American DJ Kool Herc (Clive Campbell) played the same album on two turntables, using them to extend the drum break for dancing.
    Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • As Ringo Starr’s son, Zak grew up around Keith Moon and got drum lessons from him, then played with several million bands before spending nearly 30 years in the Who.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2025

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“Tin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tin. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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