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: an iced drink usually with an alcoholic beverage as a base
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The sodas are in the cooler.
plea-bargained to avoid spending time in the cooler
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In the state's southwestern region (near Zion National Park), average temperatures can be anywhere from 25 to 53 degrees in January, and a little cooler in south-central areas around Lake Powell and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2025
Hopper Flip 18 Portable Soft Cooler Make your next picnic, road trip, or camping trip even more enjoyable by packing your favorite food and drinks into this leakproof soft cooler.
—Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 29 Nov. 2025
Finally, don't ever put a cooler in a hot trunk.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2025
Once skinned, the animal will hang in a walk-in cooler overnight.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Nov. 2025
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2025
Hopper Flip 18 Portable Soft Cooler Make your next picnic, road trip, or camping trip even more enjoyable by packing your favorite food and drinks into this leakproof soft cooler.
—Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 29 Nov. 2025
Finally, don't ever put a cooler in a hot trunk.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2025
Once skinned, the animal will hang in a walk-in cooler overnight.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cooler
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“Cooler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cooler. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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cooler
noun
cool·er
ˈkü-lər 
: a container for keeping food or drink cool
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