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beaker

noun

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as in cup

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Recent Examples of beaker Cabinets for storage of glassware, and a general clutter of beakers, wiring, and machinery. — Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2026 Think of when oil and water are put in a beaker together. — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 15 Jan. 2026 Inside a single-story brick building in Sorrento Mesa is a small lab sprinkled with beakers, test tubes and incubators that is worth billions of dollars. — Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025 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. — Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for beaker

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Noun

For Japanese-style short-grain white rice, a rough stovetop starting point is 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 cups of water per cup of rice.

— Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Tents are set up along the river for everyone to have a place to warm up, get a cup of coffee or a change of clothes.

— Anna Meiler, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of cup

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Participants can take part in the town’s stein hoisting contest to see who can hold a full tankard of beer the longest.

— Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
Mockrin references the tankard by painting the Sabine women in a color palette mimicking marble statuary or ivory carvings.

— Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025

Definition of tankard

Noun

While the world’s grand dining rooms served Champagne and Bordeaux in elegant crystal stemware, corner bistros and local trattorias poured even their best wines into clunky glass goblets.

— Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
Matching china sets, crystal glassware, extra water goblets, champagne flutes, and specialized wine glasses can take up a lot of space.

— Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of goblet

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The priest reportedly sold them the chalice for $19,440, with the jeweler believing that the money was going to help the church’s finances, authorities said.

— Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2026
The Dundon family comprises the entire first two rows of names on the iconic chalice, even though Papa Dundon is the only one who holds a position within the organization.

— Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

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