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Recent Examples of tin can
The sheet that had been covering me was sopping wet and smelled strangely of my body, tin cans, and cayenne pepper.
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Gil Cuadros, Harper's Magazine, 2 June 2024
Visitors can play with a tin can telephone or connect to the museum’s general store on a working candlestick phone.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2024
And as the tension and fear mount, being trapped in a glorified tin can in the North Sea drives the survivors to paranoid extremes.
—Matt Kamen, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
Ir basically a tin can with as many seats as possible and no distinctive/cool feature.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, The Athletic, 29 July 2024
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Gil Cuadros, Harper's Magazine, 2 June 2024
Visitors can play with a tin can telephone or connect to the museum’s general store on a working candlestick phone.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2024
And as the tension and fear mount, being trapped in a glorified tin can in the North Sea drives the survivors to paranoid extremes.
—Matt Kamen, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
Ir basically a tin can with as many seats as possible and no distinctive/cool feature.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, The Athletic, 29 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tin can
Noun
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And sure, while indulging ourselves with a $400 tin of caviar isn’t exactly akin to buying a tube of lipstick for most of us, the sentiment is valid.—
Allyson Reedy,
The Denver Post,
19 Feb. 2025
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Not just any old cases—we're talking about ones that look like sneakers, candy, luggage, cell phones, or even tins of Spam.—
Brenda Stolyar,
WIRED,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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An 8-mile long island that’s a bridge crossing away from Sarasota is beloved by beach-goers for its quartz-sand beaches, colorful lifeguard towers, and Sunday night drum circles.—
Brittany Anas,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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That particular injury prohibited him from playing drums — one of the biggest things he's known for.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The British tabloid Metro reported the canister contained laughing gas.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
25 Feb. 2025
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Once its internal canister is full up, the J20 dutifully heads back to base, where a mighty noise indicates the dust canister has been sucked clean.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Tin can.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tin%20can. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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