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: an iced drink usually with an alcoholic beverage as a base
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Examples of cooler in a Sentence
The sodas are in the cooler.
plea-bargained to avoid spending time in the cooler
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From a cordless car vacuum for only $30 to a giant water cooler that ensures no one runs out of water, make your office on wheels more pleasant to spend time in.
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Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 5 Aug. 2024
Probably not: Most of us are using nothing more than a single closed-loop all-in-one cooler for our CPU.
—PCMAG, 3 Aug. 2024
Start by filling your cooler about halfway with ice, and then cover the ice with cold water.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2024
Lug your cooler and a camping chair into the water.
—Axios Local, Axios, 1 Aug. 2024
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Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 5 Aug. 2024
Probably not: Most of us are using nothing more than a single closed-loop all-in-one cooler for our CPU.
—PCMAG, 3 Aug. 2024
Start by filling your cooler about halfway with ice, and then cover the ice with cold water.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2024
Lug your cooler and a camping chair into the water.
—Axios Local, Axios, 1 Aug. 2024
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“Cooler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cooler. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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cooler
noun
cool·er
ˈkü-lər 
: a container for keeping food or drink cool
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