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Definition for can

noun as in container, usually metallic

Strongest matches

bottle, bucket, canister, jar, package

Weak matches

gutbucket, pop top

noun as in (vulgar) toilet

noun as in (vulgar) buttocks

verb as in preserve fruit, vegetable

Strongest match

keep

Strong match

bottle

Weak match

put up

verb as in fire from job

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He acknowledged that Meta could increase its capital expenditures at a faster rate than rivals, and that the company will be putting a greater portion of its revenue toward these AI costs as well.

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Pick a place when you’re healthy and can still discuss the pros and cons of different communities with any other family and friends you want to consult.

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An evocatively realized setting such as Ms. Bigelow’s Washington nerve center can be ample reason to make a movie worth seeing, but three others that were overflowing with local atmosphere offered far more than that.

A monthly index of U.S. employment trends in the U.S. improved in September, though potential labor-market weakness stemming from the government shutdown could impact future labor-market reports.

The facility allows banks to convert Treasury notes and other ultrasafe securities into cash they can borrow from the Fed overnight.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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