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Recent Examples of tankard
According to the Harry Potter website, the beverage could be served warm and foaming in tankards or cold in bottles and tasted like a less-sweet butterscotch.
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Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Force Ghosts • Raise a tankard of Weequay Pirate Brew to Michael Abels, The Acolyte’s composer.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 5 June 2024
Old New York money probably chased a tankard from around 1710 that belonged to Henry Beekman, whose grandson, Robert Livingston, signed the Declaration of Independence.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 27 Jan. 2024
In the worst-case scenario—when LNG makes long journeys on old, polluting tankards—the fuel is 274 percent worse for the environment than coal is.
—Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 2 Nov. 2023
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Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Force Ghosts • Raise a tankard of Weequay Pirate Brew to Michael Abels, The Acolyte’s composer.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 5 June 2024
Old New York money probably chased a tankard from around 1710 that belonged to Henry Beekman, whose grandson, Robert Livingston, signed the Declaration of Independence.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 27 Jan. 2024
In the worst-case scenario—when LNG makes long journeys on old, polluting tankards—the fuel is 274 percent worse for the environment than coal is.
—Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 2 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tankard
Noun
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But in shaking up the beaker, the chemistry never aligned.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
4 May 2026
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There were beakers everywhere, full of chemical reagents such as sodium hydrosulfite and inorganic bases.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Competitions are planned ranging from a strawberry costume contest to pie eating and beer stein-holding.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 May 2026
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Enjoy it with a stein of German beer.—
USA TODAY NETWORK,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Clark got Nash to sit down inside the Thai restaurant while her partner went to collect the cup and put it in his vehicle.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
5 June 2026
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Wait, so then why did Benji and the cameras catch him pouring whiskey into his solo cup?—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
4 June 2026
Noun
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Stick them in a fancy goblet, picnic pail, or mint julep cup, depending on the event.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
3 June 2026
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Leave time to check out the Mardi Gras Museum inside the courthouse, which includes more than 800 pieces of Carnival flair, from costumes and goblets to throws and dresses.—
Amanda Ogle,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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It’s served in the chalice-like 1960s Bar Basso glass, paying homage to the iconic Milanese bar where the Sbagliato was created.—
Mariette Williams,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 May 2026
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Yet for Pratt, a registered Republican who’s spent the race positioning himself as a nonpartisan and independent, the endorsement is likely a poisoned chalice.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
20 May 2026
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“Tankard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tankard. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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