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as in barrel
an enclosed wooden vessel for holding beverages a keg of beer

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Recent Examples of keg In addition to Frankenmuth's Oktoberfest, many other cities will tap kegs this fall, including Iron Mountain, Grand Rapids and Saline. Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 18 Sep. 2025 Last year, someone found a moped, another person found a yearbook from the 1940s, and a beer keg-sized perfume bottle, Sylvester said. Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025 The most prominent features of the Cygnus cargo freighter are its circular, fan-like solar arrays and an aluminum cylinder called the pressurized cargo module that bears some resemblance to a keg of beer. Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025 Colorful murals adorn the interior, with communal tables and high ceilings, and the outdoors has beer-keg tables and heat lamps and lots of room for patrons — and their dogs — to roam. John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for keg
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Noun
  • The cartel members agreed to raise their December production target by 137,000 barrels per day, matching the hike for October and November.
    Lee Ying Shan,Sam Meredith, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Each bottle provides details including the proof, age, warehouse location, lot number, serial number, and barrel number.
    Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Bottled at cask strength 117 proof.
    Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Another spot of bright news for MGP that is worth mentioning is the recent release of the distillery’s best in-house whiskey brand—Remus Gatsby Reserve is back, a 15-year-old, cask-strength bourbon made from the distillery’s high-rye mashbill that is consistently excellent.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • But now, without improved results between the pipes, the Atlantic Division win the Leafs earned last season feels improbable.
    Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Spoon or pipe yolk mixture into egg white halves.
    Maddy Bendgen, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Nov. 2025

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“Keg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keg. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.

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