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Recent Examples of beaker
Drink options include the Green Dread – a bright green gin concoction served from a beaker – and the Bloodsucker, a rum and blackberry liqueur drink served with a dollop of dark red jello meant to look like a glob of blood.
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Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
On the plate were a couple of horned beakers of water and small pieces of bread.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 25 June 2025
The refining process is simple distillation but with a lot of unnecessary pouring from one beaker to another to another ... all under a carport atop a gravel driveway in the backyard of his house.
—New Atlas, 23 June 2025
He was dismayed to discover that an awful lot of the job involved moving beakers from one table to another.
—William Baldwin, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
On the plate were a couple of horned beakers of water and small pieces of bread.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 25 June 2025
The refining process is simple distillation but with a lot of unnecessary pouring from one beaker to another to another ... all under a carport atop a gravel driveway in the backyard of his house.
—New Atlas, 23 June 2025
He was dismayed to discover that an awful lot of the job involved moving beakers from one table to another.
—William Baldwin, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beaker
Noun
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To make the frosting, in a large mixing bowl, combine the butter, 1 cup of the powdered sugar, ⅔ cup of cocoa powder and two tablespoons of the milk.—
Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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Also, someone on Reddit once paid $27 for two protein bars and a cup of grapes at JFK.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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When that got a laugh, Gorsuch went on a brief tour of the drinking habits of the Founding Fathers: John Adams took a tankard of hard cider with his breakfast every day.—
Noah Feldman,
Twin Cities,
12 Mar. 2026
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John Adams drank a tankard of hard cider for breakfast.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Enjoy it with a stein of German beer.—
USA TODAY NETWORK,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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Humans can enter a stein-holding contest, while canines can compete in a pup cup-holding challenge.—
Meena Thiruvengadam,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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To round out the Mary Kay sensibility—beauty without eros—big earners received diamond bumblebee pins, golden goblets, and birthstone rings.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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With that in mind, Yvonne and I sat down with our golden goblets to unpack the Season 10 reunion.—
Maira Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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With the dead and the wounded sprawled around them, the mocambos gulped the wine from the sacramental chalice.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Mar. 2026
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Mulvihill was the keeper of the trophy: the Van Nostrand Challenge Cup, a silver chalice with wintry sailing scenes in bas-relief.—
Ben McGrath,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Beaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beaker. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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