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Recent Examples of tun
Under stressful conditions, with cysteine unavailable to the free radicals being produced, the tardigrades couldn’t form tuns.
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Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 17 Jan. 2024
The agaves are cut into one inch cubes and then cooked for seven hours in a heated mash tun equipped with a stream jacket.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2021
In a commercial brewhouse, the grain is cracked in a mill then sent through a grist case, which dispenses it into a vessel called the mash tun.
—oregonlive, 20 Feb. 2020
Forks clank down, sleeves roll up, and diners file into the abutting bodega to fill their glasses with cool, foamy sagardo straight from the 5,000-gallon tun.
—Benjamin Kemper, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Feb. 2018
All the remaining grain falls to the bottom of the stainless steel tun, creating a grain bed through which the liquid passes on its way back to the mash kettle.
—Tara Massouleh, AL.com, 31 May 2017
Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 17 Jan. 2024
The agaves are cut into one inch cubes and then cooked for seven hours in a heated mash tun equipped with a stream jacket.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2021
In a commercial brewhouse, the grain is cracked in a mill then sent through a grist case, which dispenses it into a vessel called the mash tun.
—oregonlive, 20 Feb. 2020
Forks clank down, sleeves roll up, and diners file into the abutting bodega to fill their glasses with cool, foamy sagardo straight from the 5,000-gallon tun.
—Benjamin Kemper, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Feb. 2018
All the remaining grain falls to the bottom of the stainless steel tun, creating a grain bed through which the liquid passes on its way back to the mash kettle.
—Tara Massouleh, AL.com, 31 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tun
Noun
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The Rangers are adding another veteran reliever to the barrel of contenders for the final bullpen spots.—
Evan Grant,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Feb. 2026
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India’s Russian oil imports are more than 1 million barrels per day, so that hits Russia’s economy and takes away part of the means by which Russian President Vladimir Putin finances the war in Ukraine.—
Rob Crilly,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The project, where Soledad Mountain Road meets La Jolla Scenic Drive South, is intended to upsize existing 12-inch pipes to 16 inches and replace a nearby fire hydrant to improve water flow and connectivity to the Soledad and La Jolla Country Club reservoirs.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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Projects include replacing lead pipes in North Chicago and Wauconda, extending the water intake line at Highland Park’s water treatment plant, restoration of forest lands at the Gander Mountain Forest Preserve and rehabilitation of the Lakeside Tower apartments in Waukegan.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Tun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tun. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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