watercooler
noun
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That means, says ABC, that Grey's is going to be ABC’s longest-running primetime drama series, and (here's a watercooler fact) only seven TV dramas have ever run for longer. — Krystin Arneson, Glamour, "Grey's Anatomy Is Coming Back for a 15th Season—and Setting a Major Record on the Way," 21 Apr. 2018 Whether President Trump can be beaten is a constant source of watercooler talk among New Hampshire GOPers. — John King And Tasha Diakides, CNN, "Why Trump may face 2020 primary challenges in New Hampshire," 18 Mar. 2018 For more than a decade at its early and mid-2000s peak, American Idol was the nation's watercooler. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, "'American Idol,' Where Are They Now? From Jennifer Hudson to Sanjaya, Clay Aiken, Daughtry & Ruben Studdard," 9 Mar. 2018 The watercooler show had been replaced by rabbit-hole television. — Mary Kaye Schilling, Newsweek, "'Westworld' to 'Altered Carbon': Four Dark, Complicated Shows To Binge Now," 4 Mar. 2018 This year was also devoid of the sort of watercooler scandals that have dominated the show in the past, from Britney Spears and Madonna kissing on stage, to Miley Cyrus and her lolling tongue bopping around on stage. — Yohana Desta, vanityfair.com, "The V.M.A.s Went Up Against Game of Thrones and Failed Miserably," 30 Aug. 2017 During the intervening months, everyone from President Carter to Vegas oddsmakers weighed in on J. R. The watercooler energy was enormous. — Alexandra Jacobs And Patrick Healy, New York Times, "‘Dynasty’ or ‘Dallas’? Squaring Off in the Lily Pond," 12 Oct. 2017 The glittering music spectacle only pulled in 5.68 million viewers across 10 platforms this year, despite promises of watercooler moments like the debut of a new Taylor Swift music video and some anti-Donald Trump chatter. — Hillary Busis, vanityfair.com, "You Know You Love Them: the History of Gossip Girl," 30 Aug. 2017 Westworld earned critical reviews for HBO and became an instant watercooler show for HBO. — Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Westworld' Co-Creator Lisa Joy Renews Overall Deal With Warner Bros. TV," 8 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'watercooler.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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