1
as in to stop
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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2
as in to remove
to let go from office, service, or employment
the cashier was summarily canned for stealing from the registers
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as in jail
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
the racketeers were rounded up and thrown in the can
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3
as in restroom
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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4
as in seat
the part of the body upon which someone sits
he fell on the ice and landed on his can
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Recent Examples of can
Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2025
Her small business, launched at the end of 2022, uses steel cans for its soups and beans.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 20 Feb. 2025
How to use it: Place a sieve over a bowl and drain a can of chickpeas into it.
—Audrey Bruno, SELF, 20 Feb. 2025
Hunger and thirst then became the only obstacles to overcome, but soda cans aren’t working properly.
—Issy Van Der Velde, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Seven cans of tomatoes had large dents, some in the mid-seam of the cans.
Utensils and other kitchenware were stored in a cabinet with the facility’s breaker box.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2025
Her small business, launched at the end of 2022, uses steel cans for its soups and beans.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 20 Feb. 2025
How to use it: Place a sieve over a bowl and drain a can of chickpeas into it.
—Audrey Bruno, SELF, 20 Feb. 2025
Hunger and thirst then became the only obstacles to overcome, but soda cans aren’t working properly.
—Issy Van Der Velde, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for can
Verb
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Don’t stop the agreement that has already brought dozens of hostages back to us.—
Ibrahim Dahman,
CNN,
1 Mar. 2025
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That hasn't stopped the Trump administration from making some bold claims.—
Joel Rose,
NPR,
1 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Hansi Flick turned towards the bench and energetically removed his black jacket.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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Stunning stat: The city planted only 62 trees last year, according to the 2025 mayor's budget estimate, while pruning 2,300 trees and removing 1,500 others.—
Sam Allard,
Axios,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Coffee and chocolate notes fuse with vanilla oak flavors from the barrel aging process for an intense and memorable drinking experience.—
Erik Ofgang,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Seoul, South Korea CNN — Europe is staring down the barrel of a stark new reality where the United States being the backbone of NATO – the alliance that has guaranteed the continent’s security for almost 80 years – is no longer a given.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Wedding served a four-year jail sentence after agreeing to forfeit more than $121,000 seized during an airport sting and agreeing to drop an appeal of his conviction.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
8 Mar. 2025
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Both suspects were arrested and booked into main jail.—
Anne Gelhaus,
The Mercury News,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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President Donald Trump and his allies have taken aim at transgender rights in particular by seeking to ban transgender women from participating in women's sports or using women's restrooms and by barring transgender people from serving in the U.S. military.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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Instead, when a seat mate gets up, use that as an opportunity to use the restroom and stretch your legs.—
Rebecca Deurlein,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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If one of the fleets is free, an option will pop up to accept the Waymo, or wait for a non-autonomous vehicle, so that antsy riders won’t be forced into a car with an empty driver’s seat.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Mar. 2025
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One of the people with a front-row seat for the Flight 8 fireworks was Stefanie Waldek, a journalist who also happens to be a Space.com contributor.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
7 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The program ended in the early 1960s after a member of the CIA Inspector General's staff learned of MKUltra's experiments and ordered them to cease all experimentation on non-consenting subjects.—
Jessica Sager,
People.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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On Thursday, the university, a historically Black institution, ordered the fraternity chapter to cease all activities and suspended pledging for all Greek organizations for the rest of the academic year.—
Neil Vigdor,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2025
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But in dismissing the lawsuit to arbitration last December, Clarke wasn’t moved by the Knicks’ arguments.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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Sassoon’s resignation was followed by additional resignations and firings of other Justice Department lawyers who also refused to assist in dismissing the indictment.—
Nick Akerman,
New York Daily News,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Can.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/can. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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