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With your back to the sun, hold the colander over your shoulder, and the sun’s crescent shape will be projected through the holes.
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Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024
The same instructions apply, stand with your back toward the sun, and hold up the colander to the sheet of paper to see the eclipse.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 8 Apr. 2024
Holding up a colander can also project the partial eclipse onto the ground, as can looking at sunlight dappling through a tree’s leaves, or through your fingers aligned perpendicularly.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
Drain and leave the potatoes to steam dry in a colander.
—Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 30 Mar. 2024
Two Madam Blå colanders, also, and a pair of hospital crutches.
—Thomas Korsgaard, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
Add the diced carrots and continue to cook, stirring often, until the farro is cooked through and the carrots are tender, 10 to 15 minutes.
Taste the farro and season with salt, if needed, then drain in a colander (save any leftover cooking liquid in the refrigerator to use in a salad dressing).
—Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2023
Transfer to a colander set over a bowl or in the sink.
—Jan Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Mar. 2024
Drain in a colander and rinse under cold water, tossing well, until cool to the touch.
—Christopher Kimball, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2024
Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024
The same instructions apply, stand with your back toward the sun, and hold up the colander to the sheet of paper to see the eclipse.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 8 Apr. 2024
Holding up a colander can also project the partial eclipse onto the ground, as can looking at sunlight dappling through a tree’s leaves, or through your fingers aligned perpendicularly.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
Drain and leave the potatoes to steam dry in a colander.
—Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 30 Mar. 2024
Two Madam Blå colanders, also, and a pair of hospital crutches.
—Thomas Korsgaard, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
Add the diced carrots and continue to cook, stirring often, until the farro is cooked through and the carrots are tender, 10 to 15 minutes.
Taste the farro and season with salt, if needed, then drain in a colander (save any leftover cooking liquid in the refrigerator to use in a salad dressing).
—Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2023
Transfer to a colander set over a bowl or in the sink.
—Jan Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Mar. 2024
Drain in a colander and rinse under cold water, tossing well, until cool to the touch.
—Christopher Kimball, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2024
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colander
noun
col·an·der
ˈkəl-ən-dər 
ˈkäl-
ˈkäl-
: a utensil with small holes for draining food
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