Thesaurus results for CANS

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verb

present tense third-person singular of can

as in stops

slang to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end can the chatter, or I'm kicking you out of this library

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as in sacks

to let go from office, service, or employment the cashier was summarily canned for stealing from the registers

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cans

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noun

plural of can

as in barrels

a metal container in the shape of a cylinder the shelter stores huge cans of water for an emergency

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as in jails

a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody the racketeers were rounded up and thrown in the can

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outsides

as in restrooms

a room furnished with a fixture for flushing body waste I excused myself and asked if I could use the can

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as in seats

the part of the body upon which someone sits he fell on the ice and landed on his can

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Continue reading … PEWS AND POLITICS — Church cans patriotic staple on Biden’s posh vacation enclave — pastor says tradition ‘doesn’t cut it’. — FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026

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At the supply intake area, Yeh saw a new volunteer awkwardly unpacking a package of beans layered two cans deep, wrapped in plastic. — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026 Generally speaking, these policies aim to hold big companies such as General Mills or PepsiCo liable for what happens to the cereal boxes, chip bags and soda cans their products are packaged in. — Erin Victor, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026 The study, which was published by the National Bureau of Economic Research and has not yet been peer-reviewed, says this translates to a person drinking about 34 fewer 12-ounce cans of soda per year. — Sarah Todd, STAT, 24 Aug. 2026 Thousands of cans of dog food sold nationwide have been recalled because they may be contaminated with pieces of metal. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026 Vendors weave through the packed crowd hawking cans of beer, hard seltzer and jalapeño-tequila and cherry vodka Jell-O shots, served in plastic syringes. — Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Up the hillside there ever pours in reinforcements, clutching cans of beer and occasionally flags…There is something about it all of a children’s crusade, the young people look so innocent and take their pleasure so gravely. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026 This was Jacobs’s Warhol moment—the bags are his Campbell’s soup cans. — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 18 Aug. 2026 Each 18-pack contains zero-sugar cans with 200 milligrams of caffeine and just 15 calories per can. — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 15 Aug. 2026

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Turning off Save Media stops Google from saving media from future Search interactions to your Search Services History.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
When every team has access to the same tools, producing more of anything stops being an advantage.

— Rhett Power, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of stops

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Mountain Vista goes for it on fourth down but the Seminole defense sacks Marquise Reese to force a turnover on downs.

— Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026
Manning, back for what is probably his final season, is on the short list of best returning quarterbacks in the country and edge rusher Colin Simmons won the SEC sacks title with 12.

— Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 3 Jan. 2026

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David Wech, chief economist at energy intelligence firm Vortexa, told CNBC on Friday that the average over the last month has been 6 million-7 million barrels a day.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026
Middle Eastern oil producers have rerouted another 2 million barrels per day around the Strait of Hormuz.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of barrels

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Of the more than $3 billion that Miami-Dade plans to collect in property taxes next year, roughly 70 cents of every dollar fund the county’s Sheriff’s Office, fire department, jails, roads and transit costs, and Jackson, the Herald analysis found.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
In fact, in 2022, a year after the Humphrey decision, 74% of people in California jails were still unsentenced and awaiting trial.

— Evelyn Ronan, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of jails

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Buc-ee's sued Beaver's Mini Mart in late July, four months after the chain known for its extensive food offerings and massive restrooms opened its first Ohio store less than a half-hour's drive away.

— CBS News, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
About 100 people have come to the fire station each day for the portable restrooms, Kuiper said.

— Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of restrooms

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Economists say events such as the Olympics may leave a larger economic footprint when host cities build transportation systems, venues or other infrastructure that residents continue using after the event ends.

— Kenny Choi, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Tight ends coach Mitch Kirsch expects the group to create matchup problems.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of ends

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Hal clocks it, giving his protégé a long side-eye when the green birdie continues to hover overhead after John removes the ring.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 23 Aug. 2026
The 23-year-old Spaniard is returning after four months out with a wrist injury, but Sinner’s withdrawal removes his biggest rival.

— Ava Wallace, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

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