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Recent Examples of tins
The price point is, on average, $10-50, though some more high-dollar items, such as prime rib or caviar tins, can fetch $150.
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Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Sep. 2025
Combine the tins and dry shake for about 10 seconds.
—Jillian Dara, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Attach a magnetic pad inside the palette and apply small magnetic pads to the backs of the makeup tins.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
When Leonora slumps against tins of asparagus tips and white peaches in her larder, the moment of collapse is close to unbearable.
—Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
At this stage, the anchovies can be packaged with the salt they were cured in, or they can be rinsed, deboned, filleted, packed into tins or jars, and covered in oil.
—Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Sep. 2025
Students at Yale and other New England schools had been tossing around empty pie tins from the Frisbie Baking Company in Connecticut, according to the Strong National Museum of Play.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
For Some Ovens, Anything At All Cookie sheets, muffin tins, cast iron, and pizza pans are usually safe to store in an oven drawer.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2025
Sarvas, Garrett’s VP of marketing, noted that the brand’s roster of retail-only flavors is a departure from the classic popcorn tins, but makes the snack more accessible for customers who don’t have a location nearby.
—Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Sep. 2025
Combine the tins and dry shake for about 10 seconds.
—Jillian Dara, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Attach a magnetic pad inside the palette and apply small magnetic pads to the backs of the makeup tins.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
When Leonora slumps against tins of asparagus tips and white peaches in her larder, the moment of collapse is close to unbearable.
—Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
At this stage, the anchovies can be packaged with the salt they were cured in, or they can be rinsed, deboned, filleted, packed into tins or jars, and covered in oil.
—Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Sep. 2025
Students at Yale and other New England schools had been tossing around empty pie tins from the Frisbie Baking Company in Connecticut, according to the Strong National Museum of Play.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
For Some Ovens, Anything At All Cookie sheets, muffin tins, cast iron, and pizza pans are usually safe to store in an oven drawer.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2025
Sarvas, Garrett’s VP of marketing, noted that the brand’s roster of retail-only flavors is a departure from the classic popcorn tins, but makes the snack more accessible for customers who don’t have a location nearby.
—Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tins
Noun
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Aged in rare Chinkapin oak barrels, this limited edition showcases Woodford Reserve’s experimental approach to grain, maturation and wood.—
Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
1 Oct. 2025
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Barrel and bristle materials Most hot-air brush barrels are made of chrome, ceramic or tourmaline.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Lit candles, images on paper and a plaster statue of the folk saint Gauchito Gil, flowers in green plastic bottles, simple bouquets of jasmine floating in rotten water inside coffee cans, a lot of plastic flowers to keep the place colorful.—
Mariana Enriquez
October 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
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Ensure cans are sealed and stored properly so the paint doesn’t go bad prematurely.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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During the performance, spectators watched a vibrant show with drums and acrobatics.—
Lauren Uppal,
Mercury News,
29 Sep. 2025
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Throughout the entire performance, the band explored visual enjoyment as well, using open-reel tape decks, CRT display drums, and electric fan harps, delivering a large-scale show that shook the entire venue, relentlessly building the crowd’s excitement.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Tins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tins. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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