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: an iced drink usually with an alcoholic beverage as a base
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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Thanks to the gearbox tuning and the addition of a transmission cooler on only this trim, the towing rating goes up to 3,500 lbs.
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Michael Harley, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Yeti — Set to open this summer on the mall’s lower level near Nordstrom, Yeti will sell the company’s full line of luxury coolers, beverage containers, duffel bags, and carrying cases.
—Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2025
Some initiatives to keep spring break safe are still in place from Feb. 23 until April 12, like additional police presence and prohibitions on coolers, alcohol and amplified music on the beach.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2025
More live roaches were found in a gap between that cooler and the steam table (five) and a gasket of the flip-top cooler (one).
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
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Michael Harley, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Yeti — Set to open this summer on the mall’s lower level near Nordstrom, Yeti will sell the company’s full line of luxury coolers, beverage containers, duffel bags, and carrying cases.
—Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2025
Some initiatives to keep spring break safe are still in place from Feb. 23 until April 12, like additional police presence and prohibitions on coolers, alcohol and amplified music on the beach.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2025
More live roaches were found in a gap between that cooler and the steam table (five) and a gasket of the flip-top cooler (one).
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cooler
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“Cooler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cooler. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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cooler
noun
cool·er
ˈkü-lər 
: a container for keeping food or drink cool
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