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water cooler

NOUN
drinking fountain
Synonyms


NOUN
water fountain
Synonyms
STRONGEST


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Standing awkwardly on the outside of someone else’s water cooler.

From Slate • Apr. 12, 2026

Word has spread on Wall Street around the water cooler and during after-work drinks with friends.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025

“It’s like the modern day water cooler, essentially.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

Martin books call the closing event in Sunday’s episode of “House of the Dragon” — is likely to be a major Westeros water cooler moment.

From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2024

They turned bags inside out, looked under baseball caps, and even searched under the bleachers and over by the water cooler.

From "The Missing Mitt (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #2)" by Franklin W. Dixon




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