tins

plural of tin
as in barrels
a metal container in the shape of a cylinder row upon row of tins containing food for an emergency that never happened

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Recent Examples of tins Without access to many kitchen supplies, the women improvised, using wine bottles and shell casings as rolling pins and baking soda tins as cutters. Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025 The pantry is stacked with corroding tins and stoneware jugs nailed into position with wooden dowels. Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025 The price point is, on average, $10-50, though some more high-dollar items, such as prime rib or caviar tins, can fetch $150. Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Sep. 2025 Combine the tins and dry shake for about 10 seconds. Jillian Dara, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025 Start by de-potting your favorite makeup or skincare products and placing them into small tins. Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025 At this stage, the anchovies can be packaged with the salt they were cured in, or they can be rinsed, deboned, filleted, packed into tins or jars, and covered in oil. Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Sep. 2025 Students at Yale and other New England schools had been tossing around empty pie tins from the Frisbie Baking Company in Connecticut, according to the Strong National Museum of Play. Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025 For Some Ovens, Anything At All Cookie sheets, muffin tins, cast iron, and pizza pans are usually safe to store in an oven drawer. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2025
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Noun
  • The barrels for Camp Nelson E were pulled from the fifth floor of this seven-story rickhouse, and as mentioned before the whiskey was bottled at 128 proof.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Aged for 11 years in ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks, then finished for over eight months in ex-Caribbean rum barrels, this expression layers Lagavulin’s signature peat smoke with tropical sweetness.
    Brittany Loggins, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Bring two cans of soup (must be soup) on any Sunday and get $6 off admission.
    Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025
  • According to a search warrant application filed after the crash, first responders located several beer cans in the ditch where the fire truck rolled.
    Tom Cherveny, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Mayer contributes to the song on guitar, Pino Palladino on bass and Foo Fighters legend Dave Grohl steps behind the drums, giving the song its classic sound.
    Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
  • And then Michael McBride was just a monster on the drums and probably more of an out-of-control heavy hitter.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025

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“Tins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tins. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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