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Recent Examples of tin can
Within seconds, the 230-foot, 356-ton plane broke apart in midair, the nose cone shearing off like the lid of a tin can.
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Henry Leutwyler Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 20 May 2025
The kit comes with packs of soy wax, gorgeous black candle jars and tin cans, seven fragrance oils, 10 dye blocks, beautiful candle labels, wicks, glue dots, a melting pot, pipettes, a stirring spoon and more.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 21 Mar. 2025
With apologies to the late David Bowie, 286 long days spent sitting in a tin can, far above the world.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
For his characters, trapped in a flying tin can hurtling through space, life is far from communal — despite the fact that they’re expected to build a new colony together.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 7 Mar. 2025
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Henry Leutwyler Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 20 May 2025
The kit comes with packs of soy wax, gorgeous black candle jars and tin cans, seven fragrance oils, 10 dye blocks, beautiful candle labels, wicks, glue dots, a melting pot, pipettes, a stirring spoon and more.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 21 Mar. 2025
With apologies to the late David Bowie, 286 long days spent sitting in a tin can, far above the world.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
For his characters, trapped in a flying tin can hurtling through space, life is far from communal — despite the fact that they’re expected to build a new colony together.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tin can
Noun
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The hobby didn’t grow into an official business until the early 2000s, but in the more than 20 years since, Caroline's Cake, packaged in their signature red tins from their new home base in Spartanburg, South Carolina, have become something of a legend.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
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Round out your gift by pairing the tins with a cute ceramic holder.—
Alaina Chou,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Use your regular laundry detergent in the drum or automatic dispenser.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
10 Nov. 2025
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With a few simple directions from Lightfoot, the tape started rolling, band members began playing, and out came a haunting, unrelenting sound that evoked the sensation of a roiling sea, complete with an opening drum fill that struck like a thunderclap.—
Brian McCollum,
Freep.com,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Video of the incident showed Bovino throwing a gas canister at demonstrators in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood without giving a verbal warning -- a violation of the judge's earlier temporary restraining order limiting the use of force, the judge said.—
James Hill,
ABC News,
7 Nov. 2025
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Instead, vacuum them up and empty the canister into the trash and dispose of it.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Tin can.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tin%20can. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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