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Recent Examples of tin can
With apologies to the late David Bowie, 286 long days spent sitting in a tin can, far above the world.
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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
For one thing, tin can splash back onto the main mirror of the machine, which would reduce its ability to funnel light to wafers.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 July 2013
Speaking of those tin cans, what do the pressurization tanks smell like after housing four men for weeks at a time?
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 28 Feb. 2025
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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
For one thing, tin can splash back onto the main mirror of the machine, which would reduce its ability to funnel light to wafers.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 July 2013
Speaking of those tin cans, what do the pressurization tanks smell like after housing four men for weeks at a time?
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tin can
Noun
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The meal comes in a collectible tin with fries, a new shake and the choice of McNuggets or Quarter Pounder with Cheese.—
Chad Murphy,
The Enquirer,
7 Aug. 2025
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Grease muffin tins or line them with paper baking cups, then scoop batter into each well, filling each about two-thirds full.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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Throughout the year, videos of ICE arrests in which agents have been captured smashing the window of a car with a pregnant woman inside, vigorously beating a man who is curled up on the asphalt, and tossing tear gas canisters near a toddler and a baby have gone viral.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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To transport it to space, the team will meticulously fold and tightly pack the sail inside a small canister.—
Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti,
Space.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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“Tin can.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tin%20can. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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