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Recent Examples of tins
Round out your gift by pairing the tins with a cute ceramic holder.
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Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 Nov. 2025
On the sweet side — wrapped bundt cakes, tins filled with dainty cookies as well as brownies, tarts, pies and beverages.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
The workers would eat their bento box lunches in metal tins full of rice and leftover meat.
—Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2025
Mind you, the entire infantry kit in those days didn't go far beyond a rifle, bayonet, canteen, mess tins, and an entrenching tool balanced with the odd hand grenade.
—New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
Add ice, seal tins, and shake hard for 10 to 12 seconds.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2025
Is there suddenly a run on pie tins?
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
Without access to many kitchen supplies, the women improvised, using wine bottles and shell casings as rolling pins and baking soda tins as cutters.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The pantry is stacked with corroding tins and stoneware jugs nailed into position with wooden dowels.
—Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 Nov. 2025
On the sweet side — wrapped bundt cakes, tins filled with dainty cookies as well as brownies, tarts, pies and beverages.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
The workers would eat their bento box lunches in metal tins full of rice and leftover meat.
—Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2025
Mind you, the entire infantry kit in those days didn't go far beyond a rifle, bayonet, canteen, mess tins, and an entrenching tool balanced with the odd hand grenade.
—New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
Add ice, seal tins, and shake hard for 10 to 12 seconds.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2025
Is there suddenly a run on pie tins?
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
Without access to many kitchen supplies, the women improvised, using wine bottles and shell casings as rolling pins and baking soda tins as cutters.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The pantry is stacked with corroding tins and stoneware jugs nailed into position with wooden dowels.
—Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tins
Noun
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According to Sotheby’s, many of the bottles are private labels, single barrels, and vintage expressions, some of which are making their auction debut.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
8 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, in the last three months, Maduro’s government exported an average of 35,000 barrels a day to Cuba, approximately a quarter of the island’s total demand, according to Piñón.—
María Verza,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Wrappers and crushed soda cans.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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People were throwing toilet paper rolls and full beer cans.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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His band includes Temidayo Balogun on saxophone and talking drums, Zach Walgren on bass and Emmanuel Chidiebere on drums.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
3 Jan. 2026
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When a spotlight cast their shadows against the screen, viewers could make out the vague silhouettes of drums, cymbals, and tambourines, merged to form what looked like a hybrid creature.—
Hung Duong,
Artforum,
1 Jan. 2026
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“Tins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tins. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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