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Recent Examples of tin can
To colonize there would be to live one's entire life inside a tin can buried in a cave.
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New Atlas,
15 Feb. 2026
Plus, this tin can hold other gifts or wrapping essentials this holiday season.
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Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
13 Dec. 2025
With respect to Carol, refusing first class is one form of resistance, but licking the lid of a tin can from the garbage is another level of commitment.
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Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
21 Nov. 2025
An anti-de Sitter universe has a boundary, often illustrated to resemble a tin can.
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Matt Von Hippel,
Quanta Magazine,
19 Nov. 2025
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New Atlas,
15 Feb. 2026
Plus, this tin can hold other gifts or wrapping essentials this holiday season.
—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
13 Dec. 2025
With respect to Carol, refusing first class is one form of resistance, but licking the lid of a tin can from the garbage is another level of commitment.
—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
21 Nov. 2025
An anti-de Sitter universe has a boundary, often illustrated to resemble a tin can.
—
Matt Von Hippel,
Quanta Magazine,
19 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tin can
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tin can
Noun
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Local governments have opened emergency shelters, which have been nearing capacity, as residents in low-lying areas and those living in wood and tin homes have especially sought refuge.
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Fortunately, that something can be as easy as spicing it with ginger, perfuming it with florals or smoke, or easier still and our favorite version, adding a grapefruit peel to the shaker tin before shaking on ice.
Noun
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The celebration opened with piercing fifes and thundering drums from the Young Patriots Fife & Drum Corps from Pleasanton, as a nod to America's quincentennial.
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After the first wash cycle, add a half cup of baking soda or one tablespoon of oxygen bleach to the drum.
Noun
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Half-face respirators — often gray rubber with pink canisters — offer different filters for different gases, but none can filter all of the concerning gases in wildfire smoke.
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There was a phone book, camera film canisters, metal pins, the tattered remains of a baseball cap and an orange t-shirt with the outline of a giant thumbs up.
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“Tin can.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tin%20can. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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