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

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Recent Examples of keg The brew events even include a hunt for a mini keg on the mountain. Anna Fiorentino, AFAR Media, 28 Feb. 2025 But the foal embarks on its own impromptu journey and ultimately is seen helping the keg make it to its destination. Angela Yang, NBC News, 8 Feb. 2025 Liquid Death is taking my favorite water from actual mountains and putting it in a limited edition keg. Hannah Sacks, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025 And there is perhaps no social event more quintessential of the American college experience than a keg party. Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 5 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for keg
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Noun
  • In scenarios limiting temperature rise to 1.5°C, around 24 million barrels of oil per day and about 900 billion cubic meters of gas are produced.
    Simi Thambi​, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
  • The distillery has selected eight single barrels that are available for purchase at their location in Statesville or through local ABC stores.
    Olivia Lee, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • Despite all that peat, there is quite a bit of nuance to the whisky, each of which is bottled relatively young for a scotch (often around five years old) and is aged in different types of casks including one expression made from a specific barley varietal.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 13 May 2025
  • Speaking to the New York Times O'Brien and Shawn M. LaTourette, Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, said that even if flames were to reach the area where spent nuclear fuel is stored in secure casks, there would be no danger.
    Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The decision comes after the property’s water infrastructure was found to be severely deteriorated, causing frequent pipe ruptures and unreliable water service.
    Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2025
  • Pet raccoon caught with meth pipe in its mouth Police in Ohio made a rather unusual discovery during a traffic stop.
    Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2025

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“Keg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keg. Accessed 18 May. 2025.

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