Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tin cans
Noun
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The cut opens with a robotic assemblage of classic synth sounds that briefly gives way to swinging drums and a bright piano melody.—
Matthew Ismael Ruiz,
Pitchfork,
7 Apr. 2026 -
In the nearby woods, a woodpecker drums for its mate.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The facility stores waste in copper canisters embedded up to 1,480 feet deep in stable granite bedrock.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
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Some protesters wearing shields and gas masks on the other side of a fence at the federal complex picked up the canisters and tossed them back at police.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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While strawberry shortcakes are usually made with biscuits, this recipe swaps them for tender little cakes baked in muffin tins.—
Victoria Spencer,
Martha Stewart,
3 Apr. 2026
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Launched by Wrigley in the early 2000s in those iconic metal tins, they were discontinued around 2010 due to declining sales.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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One trading company booked a vessel to haul 1 million barrels from Iraq on Wednesday, according to lists of charters compiled by Bloomberg.—
Alex Longley,
Fortune,
9 Apr. 2026
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Before the war, about 20 million barrels of oil were transiting the strait per day.—
Kevin Breuninger,Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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People can't bring any glass bottles, cans or alcoholic beverages.—
Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Aerosol Cans Never store aerosol cans in your oven drawer.—
Gemma Johnstone,
The Spruce,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Tin cans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tin%20cans. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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