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Recent Examples of flask
Archaeologists uncovered these jars in a variety of sizes, and noted that the smaller vessels likely functioned as perfume flasks.
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
In the vehicle procession, Maeve sips from a flask, while Kev, Bella (Lara Pulver), and Eddie argue.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 27 Apr. 2025
So in 1952 a young chemist named Stanley Miller filled a flask halfway with water, topped it with methane, ammonia and hydrogen to mimic the planet’s early atmosphere and then flung a miniature lightning bolt into that fertile soup.
—Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 14 Mar. 2025
The Steinbeck plaque was face up in a metal contraption called a casting flask.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
In the vehicle procession, Maeve sips from a flask, while Kev, Bella (Lara Pulver), and Eddie argue.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 27 Apr. 2025
So in 1952 a young chemist named Stanley Miller filled a flask halfway with water, topped it with methane, ammonia and hydrogen to mimic the planet’s early atmosphere and then flung a miniature lightning bolt into that fertile soup.
—Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 14 Mar. 2025
The Steinbeck plaque was face up in a metal contraption called a casting flask.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flask
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Only a limited number of bottles will be available starting July 2025 through Sazerac’s domestic and international distribution partners, as well as at the distillery and via Legacy de Forge, Sazerac’s direct-to-consumer platform powered by Blockbar.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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That results in a total production of approximately 255 million bottles from the 34,000-hectare region.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
24 July 2025
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Tea is served from vintage cups and saucers; some came from owner Heather Hawthorne’s aunt and others have been donated from family collections.—
Sarah Kyrcz,
Hartford Courant,
25 July 2025
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Moose Tracks ice cream borrows name from miniature golf Created in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, known for its moose population, in the 1990s, the iconic flavor Moose Tracks, has a base of vanilla ice cream with fudge swirl and peanut butter cups.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
24 July 2025
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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.—
Diana Leyva,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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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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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
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In Delhi, some of the millions of devotees could be seen, holy water balanced in pails, or containers hanging from each end of the kanwar pole that gives the festival its name.—
Aishwarya S. Iyer,
CNN Money,
25 July 2025
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That’s lunch, muse of lunch pails, bentos, picnic baskets, dosirak, tiffins.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
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Ice buckets usually get a quick rinse and wipe-down before they're set out for the next guest.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
18 July 2025
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Participants are asked to bring garden gloves, drinking water in refillable bottles, and buckets for collecting trash.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 July 2025
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The sleek piece can sit comfortably inside pots and planters, and can also be anchored directly into the ground.—
Ali Faccenda,
People.com,
25 July 2025
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Doing things incrementally, however, has worked very well so far for an artist who once struggled to make pots and pans sounds on the computer, and who now creates hits.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
25 July 2025
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Tang said his father worked in the canteen of a British Air Force base on the island and had bought this orchard in 1966.—
Tom Downey,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 June 2025
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Based on the 1935 date on the silver certificates and the Rock Island Arsenal stamp, the family suspects the canteen was repurposed for WWII use after originally being manufactured for WWI.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Flask.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flask. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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