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: an iced drink usually with an alcoholic beverage as a base
Examples of cooler in a Sentence
The sodas are in the cooler.
plea-bargained to avoid spending time in the cooler
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High temperatures will be 10-15° cooler for the second half of the weekend.
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Rachael Jay, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, mechanic Fausto Oppici is in the back seat, a cooler of water bottles at his feet and five spare wheels next to him.
—Andy McGrath, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
Inspectors saw a dead roach in the ice cream cooler, according to the report.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Feb. 2026
About 20 flies were on the wall behind the front counter over a flip-top cooler and food prep area.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
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Rachael Jay, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, mechanic Fausto Oppici is in the back seat, a cooler of water bottles at his feet and five spare wheels next to him.
—Andy McGrath, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
Inspectors saw a dead roach in the ice cream cooler, according to the report.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Feb. 2026
About 20 flies were on the wall behind the front counter over a flip-top cooler and food prep area.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
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“Cooler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cooler. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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cooler
noun
cool·er
ˈkü-lər 
: a container for keeping food or drink cool
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