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canister

noun

ˈka-nə-stər

variants also cannister

Definition of canister

as in barrel

a metal container in the shape of a cylinder she put the store-bought cookies in a fancy canister to make them look homemade

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Recent Examples of canister There, a canister logged as CCUT89 drew his attention since the British censors had cut 89 seconds out of the film. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026 Designed to attach to any pair of bib shorts and sit flush under any cycling jersey, the Aerobag is basically a TPU vest equipped with a proprietary CO2 canister and nine motion sensors. — Adam Schram, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 The overall look suggests a fuel canister, while physical features such as the bump guards that surround the front-panel buttons and the flip-up cover over the reset button recall fighter-jet controls. — Thomas Soderstrom, PC Magazine, 10 Oct. 2026 But she, and New York Times journalists observing the raid, were soon distracted by a group of cockroaches scurrying past an oil canister. — Zishaan A Latif, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for canister

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Specifically, Mehta highlighted management's commentary on solid execution in Venezuela, with gross production expected to more than double to nearly 600 kbd (kilo barrels per day) by 2031 via three joint ventures.

— TipRanks.com Staff, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026
Asia was flat to down today as the price of oil remained painfully high—above $114 per barrel.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of barrel

Noun

Thanks in part to that retirement party, Sacramento library patrons can check out hundreds of different pans, muffin tins and cookie cutters from the Shari Nichelini Cake Pan Library.

— Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Her home is built of tin and a tarp, constructed under a flyover in the capital New Delhi.

— Diaa Hadid, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026

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There are rippling gasps, drums, strings, sax, a vaguely Latin guitar, a sample of a woman talking about getting her hair done.

— Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
The oversized drum shade is the main attraction here, giving this floor lamp a little extra presence.

— Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 26 Oct. 2026

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