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Scoop up our favorite finds below, like this floral canister and darling egg holder that can creatively hold a batch of deviled eggs for upcoming Easter gatherings.
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Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2025
After sending over some of Cordero's ashes in a canister, Kloots now gets to be involved as the company transforms them into carbon — eventually creating the diamonds and returning the ring home to her.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
For a fun spin on an espresso martini, the recipe below has a Mezcal base and even uses an iSi canister to create a nitro cold brew with an amazing texture.
—Patrice J. Williams, Essence, 15 Mar. 2025
When the musician was found dead in his home in November 2024, he was discovered next to three large canisters of nitrous oxide, according to an autopsy report obtained by TMZ.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
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Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2025
After sending over some of Cordero's ashes in a canister, Kloots now gets to be involved as the company transforms them into carbon — eventually creating the diamonds and returning the ring home to her.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
For a fun spin on an espresso martini, the recipe below has a Mezcal base and even uses an iSi canister to create a nitro cold brew with an amazing texture.
—Patrice J. Williams, Essence, 15 Mar. 2025
When the musician was found dead in his home in November 2024, he was discovered next to three large canisters of nitrous oxide, according to an autopsy report obtained by TMZ.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for canister
Noun
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Think tea leaves, tins for candles, cans for drinks, packaging, hardware — the list goes on.—
Mimi Montgomery,
Axios,
8 Apr. 2025
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The underlying mechanics involve a slab waveguide composed of a silicon nitride core, a photoconductive silicon-rich nitride layer, and an indium tin oxide electrode.—
The Physics arXiv Blog,
Discover Magazine,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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With a torpedo bat, the barrel—or the widest part of the bat—sits closer to the hitter’s hands.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 Apr. 2025
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The torpedo bat is tapered at the end and has more mass in the barrel than a traditional model, allowing some hitters a better chance to turn on an inside pitch.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Once the donuts are long gone, reuse the bucket as an Easter centerpiece or during your annual egg hunts.—
Lauren Thomann,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Apr. 2025
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Nets two-way guard Tyson Etienne scored his first career buckets early in the fourth quarter and fellow two-way Tosan Evbuomwan played for the first time in over a month.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
29 Mar. 2025
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“Canister.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canister. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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