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Recent Examples of canister
Standard and optional features to be offered for the trailer build will include a lithium battery, inverter, 18-L compressor fridge and water system with 10-L canister and electric pump.
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New Atlas, 28 Oct. 2025
Bovino was accused of throwing at least one tear gas canister into a crowd of protesters the following day in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood, per CNN, potentially violating a judge’s temporary restraining order banning the use of such tactics in the city.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Hold your canister or the opened up vacuum over the trash and tap out the contents.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
Still, Burns was pressed to say how long nuclear waste canisters would last.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025
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New Atlas, 28 Oct. 2025
Bovino was accused of throwing at least one tear gas canister into a crowd of protesters the following day in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood, per CNN, potentially violating a judge’s temporary restraining order banning the use of such tactics in the city.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Hold your canister or the opened up vacuum over the trash and tap out the contents.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
Still, Burns was pressed to say how long nuclear waste canisters would last.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for canister
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This Connect 4 set fits inside an Altoid tin.—
Zoe Gates,
Outside,
28 Oct. 2025
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The workers would eat their bento box lunches in metal tins full of rice and leftover meat.—
Jake Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Oct. 2025
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The more than 20-piece lineup revisits Calvin Klein’s ‘90s DNA with a modern edge—think darted carpenter jeans with contrast stitching, loose-fitting barrel silhouettes and a mix of puffers, trucker jackets along with the brand’s signature cotton basics like T-shirts, underwear and tank tops.—
Andre Claudio,
Sourcing Journal,
29 Oct. 2025
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Melissa barrels into Cuba ⛈️ After hammering Jamaica with high winds and torrential rains, Hurricane Melissa, downgraded on Wednesday to a Category 2 storm (from a Cat 5), barreled into Cuba.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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How To Clean Granite Countertops Mix warm water with about one tablespoon of mild dish soap in a bucket.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
29 Oct. 2025
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Tory Burch Romy Suede Bucket Bag In another look from Tuesday, Watts was spotted carrying the Romy suede bucket bag by Tory Burch.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Canister.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canister. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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