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Recent Examples of beaker
Sorce likens such algebras to a beaker with the water level representing the entropy.
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Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
The beaker’s bottom is too distant to see, and so is the water level above you.
—Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
Inspired by Blood’s curious writings, James followed Humphry Davy’s old protocol, heating a beaker of ammonium nitrate in the Harvard chemistry laboratory, capturing the escaping gas, and inhaling deeply with pen and paper in hand.
—Oshan Jarow, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Mary’s lab had a broken sink and was cluttered with decades’ worth of beakers and hot plates.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2025
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Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
The beaker’s bottom is too distant to see, and so is the water level above you.
—Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
Inspired by Blood’s curious writings, James followed Humphry Davy’s old protocol, heating a beaker of ammonium nitrate in the Harvard chemistry laboratory, capturing the escaping gas, and inhaling deeply with pen and paper in hand.
—Oshan Jarow, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Mary’s lab had a broken sink and was cluttered with decades’ worth of beakers and hot plates.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beaker
Noun
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Melt 1/4 cup of the butter in a small saucepan over medium; remove from heat.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
26 May 2025
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Pour 1/4 cup of the vinaigrette over the berries and fennel.—
Erin Hooker,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 May 2025
Noun
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Force Ghosts • Raise a tankard of Weequay Pirate Brew to Michael Abels, The Acolyte’s composer.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
5 June 2024
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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
Noun
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Listen to this article As is the tradition in Vista during Memorial Day weekend, thousands of folks will take part in festivities at a street fair centered around strawberries, from pie eating to ice cream sundae contests and beer stein holding competitions.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2025
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Expect pictures from various party headquarters, with everyone huddled around lead candidates — champagne flutes or beer steins in hand, depending on the party — waiting for those first results.—
Christopher F. Schuetze,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The day starts with Jesse chasing his hangover with two big goblets of champagne, so by the time the cast climbs into a Sprinter to go to a winery, Jesse is already chair of the itty-bitty-litty committee.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
14 May 2025
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But whether the ancient residents of Troy truly sipped wine out of these goblets has long been consigned to the realm of speculation.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Wanamaker Trophy is a beast: a 27-pound silver chalice stretching 27 inches from handle to handle and 28 inches from top to bottom.—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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To the contrary, the NHL’s most revered trophy almost always makes a summer stop in Minnesota, when a triumphant player from Eden Prairie or White Bear Lake or Grand Rapids brings the chalice to their home rink for a day.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
9 May 2025
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“Beaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beaker. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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