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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tin cans
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The group meets every Thursday in a basement, where band members work on vocals, drums, guitars and performance.
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Marcéo Martinez played drums on the band’s 1995 debut, Personal Best, then was replaced by Melissa York for 1996’s Captain My Captain.
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Cluttered Counters Make meal prep and clean up a breeze by keeping your counters streamlined, not filled to the max with appliances and canisters and the like.
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This portable option uses the same isobutane canisters recommended for high-efficiency backpacking stoves to keep a small camp free from pests.
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Vines have grown through the fence and barbed wire surrounding a tall art deco building in this city’s downtown, and cigarette holders and empty food tins litter the tall weeds.
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The three infused olive oils -- Garlic, Spicy Red Pepper and Green Goddess -- are packaged in tins, made with only real ingredients to elevate any dish.
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Fast or gradual, the IEA expects the production ramp-up will generate a global oil surplus of about 5 million barrels of supply per day next year.
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The combination covered a significant amount of the net market loss, as much as 75% of the barrels that the Gulf exporters couldn’t supply.
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The boat was later found to contain 61 empty and partially empty booze bottles and cans, after FWC officers pulled the boat from the bay a day after the crash.
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Empty cans, crushed cups, paper plates, napkins, food containers, wristbands, bottles and strips of orange-and-blue confetti covered crosswalks and curb lanes.
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