canteen

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Recent Examples of canteen Tang said his father worked in the canteen of a British Air Force base on the island and had bought this orchard in 1966. Tom Downey, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2025 Based on the 1935 date on the silver certificates and the Rock Island Arsenal stamp, the family suspects the canteen was repurposed for WWII use after originally being manufactured for WWI. Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025 There will be a deep sense of pain with the void in the dressing room, in the canteen and on the team coach. James Pearce, New York Times, 9 July 2025 This is essentially a perk tree for fine-tuning aspects of the game, like making canteens easier to fill in rivers or improving a gun’s firing rate. Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for canteen
Recent Examples of Synonyms for canteen
Noun
  • But who will be the Jets’ second receiving option opposite Wilson? Josh Reynolds, whom the Jets signed to a $2.75 million contract in the spring, appears to be the early leader in the clubhouse.
    Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 14 July 2025
  • Schneider was ejected and made the long walk through the outfield and though the door in the fence, leading to the clubhouse.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • Bring gloves, utility scissors and a clean milk jug.
    Staff report, Chicago Tribune, 31 Dec. 2022
  • Councell tapped a plastic jug the size of a garden shed containing sugar water, nearby another full of corn syrup.
    Bill Weir, CNN, 12 Dec. 2022
Noun
  • In fact, on Thursday right-hander Ian Seymour inhabited that very same locker.
    Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 31 July 2025
  • As Crow-Armstrong stood at his locker inside American Family Field’s visiting clubhouse following Wednesday’s 10-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers, he was reminded that the Cubs executed that franchise-changing transaction exactly four years earlier (July 30, 2021).
    Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 31 July 2025
Noun
  • The competition between Grayson Loftis (Duke), Conner Harrell (North Carolina), and Zack Wilcke (NW Mississippi) has continued through the summer and will retake center stage as camp begins.
    Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 29 July 2025
  • Those mattresses will be returned to the rental company at the end of training camp.
    Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2025
Noun
  • Some folks get fancy and use electric kettles for pastas, and others sneak illicit hot plates into their dorms.
    Katherine Polcari, Southern Living, 27 July 2025
  • Put aside the lid and use the kettle as a vessel for fresh-cut flowers.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 17 July 2025
Noun
  • Four teenagers were injured, most severe being a 14-year-old male who sustained a gunshot wound to the chest and is listed in critical condition, according to police.
    Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2025
  • Bey wore a gold sequined bodysuit with sheer chest panelling, cinched at the waist and which fell into fringed glittery chaps.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 27 July 2025
Noun
  • The teen was remembered as an active member of his community, for working at a local restaurant, attending youth group at his church and for being an avid golfer, both at school and at his country club.
    Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 19 July 2025
  • The financial resources spent on top-end coaching and swanky country club access doesn’t hurt, either.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 12 July 2025
Noun
  • But in two weeks, the 22-year-old left-handed power pitcher has moved up to No. 92.
    Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Aug. 2025
  • For his career, Mullins has hit right-handed pitchers better than lefties, but Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns pointed to approach adjustments Mullins has made recently against southpaws (while citing the difficulty of putting too much stock in small samples of reverse splits).
    Will Sammon, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025

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“Canteen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canteen. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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