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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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But at its heart, the AeroPress remains a compact and ingeniously simple coffee maker, using pressure applied by hand to extract a smooth but richly flavorful and aromatic cup.—
Matthew Korfhage,
Wired News,
19 Apr. 2025
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For a full palette of watercolors, combine 1 cup of baking soda with 3/4 cup white vinegar, 2 tablespoons corn syrup, and 1 cup cornstarch.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 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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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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The ceremonial keg tapping takes place Friday evening, and the weekend lineup includes a German chocolate cake baking contest, a stein hoisting contest, and a chicken dance competition (costumes and creativity encouraged).—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2024
Noun
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One interesting depiction of the Last Supper was found above a German coat of arms, which depicted a goblet, a platter, and a round piece of bread with a hole in it, similar to a Jerusalem bagel.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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For those who enjoy libations from goblets or glasses, the rowdy evening that ensues should sound familiar.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
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Many analysts now loudly wonder whether Khamenei, too, will drink his chalice of poison.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
14 Jan. 2025
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Brian called Angela up to the altar—a plastic table with a chalice on top—and everyone clapped in celebration.—
Juan Wulff,
Newsweek,
13 Dec. 2024
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“Beaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beaker. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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