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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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The final tear drawn from the once overflowing beaker.
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The ninth drop separated in April 2014 during an operation to replace the beaker beneath it.
Noun
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For another, just ask any of the smiling stein-cradling kellnerinnen inside the 2,500-seat Hippodrom tent.
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Competitions are planned ranging from a strawberry costume contest to pie eating and beer stein-holding.
Noun
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Enjoy a second cup of your morning brew and count your blessings.
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Take all the fuss out of making your morning cup of coffee with this convenient pod coffee maker.
Noun
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Inspired by Greek mythology and other schools of mysticism, Hecate is a candlelit space meant to savor high-concept, theatrical cocktails that arrive in eccentric goblets and bowls.
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Stick them in a fancy goblet, picnic pail, or mint julep cup, depending on the event.
Noun
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O’Connor’s harrowing depictions of the effects of irresistible grace on the willfully self-damned aren’t everyone’s chalice of wine.
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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.
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“Tankard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tankard. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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