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Recent Examples of flask
About an hour into the film, fans catch a glimpse of the background on Happy’s phone (which doubles as a flask).
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Emily Blackwood, People.com, 31 July 2025
Then Gilmore flamed out, lost everything, and became a dedicated boozer, making flasks out of everything from cucumbers to cuckoo clocks.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 July 2025
Happy is miserable, drunk, broke, and working at the local Stop and Shop, where his daily grind is only broken up by taking nips from increasingly insane flasks (a cucumber, a TV remote, and many more).
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 25 July 2025
Maybe the alcohol began with little flasks in her bag.
—Constance Debré, Harpers Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
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Emily Blackwood, People.com, 31 July 2025
Then Gilmore flamed out, lost everything, and became a dedicated boozer, making flasks out of everything from cucumbers to cuckoo clocks.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 July 2025
Happy is miserable, drunk, broke, and working at the local Stop and Shop, where his daily grind is only broken up by taking nips from increasingly insane flasks (a cucumber, a TV remote, and many more).
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 25 July 2025
Maybe the alcohol began with little flasks in her bag.
—Constance Debré, Harpers Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flask
Noun
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People in the train car used a bottle of whiskey to protect themselves against the attackers, Foster told the BBC.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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In one instance, on March 28 after being released from Rikers, Gooding was accused of stealing 30 bottles of vitamins in Manhattan that were valued at $1,511, according to The Post.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In one study, one or two additional cups of coffee daily doubled the risk of cardiovascular disease, heart attack, or stroke in coffee drinkers with stage 2 and 3 hypertension.—
Mark Gurarie,
Verywell Health,
6 Nov. 2025
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The chain is also set to debut its latest holiday cup designs for both hot and cold beverages, which are intended to evoke warmth, tradition, and togetherness.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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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
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The popular beer-stein holding contests — with divisions for both men and women — will be back, and there’ll also be a contest to see who wears the best dirndl and lederhosen.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Don't be the house that supplies the candy everyone hates and leaves at the bottom of their pail.—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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But families attend this event mainly for the festive atmosphere, so don’t go expecting to fill up your Halloween pail.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Guests nabbed a custom Frankenstein popcorn bucket and limited edition poster.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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After serving out the remainder of President John Kennedy’s term following the 1963 assassination, President Lyndon Johnson won 85% of the district’s vote and its three electoral votes, which were a drop in the bucket of a landslide electoral win (486-52) over Barry Goldwater.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Protect With Mulch Whether in the ground or in a pot, insulate a rosemary plant with a 3- to 6-inch layer of mulch.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
7 Nov. 2025
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With each pot, cast iron skillet, and cooking utensil, Gilmore exemplified this longstanding tradition in Black life, negotiating her identity in America and resisting the ills of racial segregation that pervaded nearly every aspect of her community.—
Time,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Punishment for her infractions involved the loss of visitation, canteen and telephone privileges.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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Mind you, the entire infantry kit in those days didn't go far beyond a rifle, bayonet, canteen, mess tins, and an entrenching tool balanced with the odd hand grenade.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Flask.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flask. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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