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verb

past tense of can
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of canned
Adjective
Many recession-friendly foods—like canned soups, simple pastas, frozen pizza, and basic baked goods—evoke childhood memories of simpler times. Phil Lempert, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025 The canned music was licensed from a British sound library that helped the 1920s movie business evolve past silent films. ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2025
Verb
Maupin canned two more at the line to ice it. Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2025 But the Tesla and SpaceX mogul ominously posted Monday that anyone who blows off the order for feedback would be summarily canned. Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for canned
Recent Examples of Synonyms for canned
Adjective
  • The word was likely imitative of the deep humming sound male bees make.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
  • The results suggested that felines may have imitative skills and the ability to recognize behavioral similarities.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
Adjective
  • Wah’s grandfather told officers that Wah had drunk alcohol earlier that morning at the apartment.
    Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 16 May 2025
  • Fairplay not only pulling off the dead grandma lie but also getting drunk at Tribal Council.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 15 May 2025
Verb
  • The Wings can core her, but that hasn’t stopped stars in the past.
    Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Details matter, as the characters in Season 2 never stopped reminding us.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • In their petition, Read's lawyers said the judge did not give counsel for either side the opportunity to speak and dismissed the jury without asking them if they were locked on all charges or any charges individually.
    Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Reportedly, Jane Doe voluntarily dismissed her case with prejudice — meaning the suit is legally prevented from being refiled.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • In one particularly frantic game, Tottenham Hotspur’s collective head was so fried that keeper Heurelho Gomes accidentally knocked out his team-mate, Alan Hutton, in trying to deal with an aerial ball.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 22 May 2025
  • Try making fried rice Umami’s still a new concept for many cooks.
    Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 21 May 2025
Verb
  • Most importantly, he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 1994 and ceased all political activities soon afterward.
    W. James Antle III, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The New York Giants’ high hopes for him last year quickly faded and completely ceased after the Giants lost in overtime to the Carolina Panthers in Germany — a game in which Jones only threw for 190 yards and was intercepted twice.
    Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Though once common in the Atlantic, gray whales were hunted and removed from that ocean about 300 years ago—and only five or so have been seen in the last 15 years there and in the Mediterranean.
    Danielle Hall, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Switching to Bournemouth removed Adams from the frenzy and bright lights that surround Leeds.
    Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Two of them show up regularly in way-too-early 2026 mock drafts.
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 21 May 2025
  • Say it with mock certainty and a slight smile, Callahan advises, and pause before the punchline.
    Angela Haupt, Time, 21 May 2025

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“Canned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canned. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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