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thermos

[thur-muhs] / ˈθɜr məs /
NOUN
canteen
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NOUN
thermos bottle
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“It brings back memories of hunkering down behind an old cottonwood drift log…drinking black coffee from a Stanley thermos and waiting for mallards to whistle by,” he mused on Facebook, where he does his campaigning.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

Add coffee, whether that’s hot in a thermos, iced in a travel mug or purchased from a nearby café on the way to the park, and you’re done.

From Salon Jun. 18, 2026

At regular intervals, he poured himself a cup of steaming hot chai from his thermos.

From Slate Jan. 3, 2026

Hayes also owns the green Stanley thermos, which she takes on hikes and snowshoeing trips with hot cocoa or hot water to stay warm.

From Seattle Times Jan. 12, 2024

Florent scanned the empty market, then unscrewed the lid from his thermos, poured some coffee into it, and handed it to Joseph.

From "The Marvels" by Brian Selznick

If we’re dealing in clichés, these thermoses belong in the lunchbox of a guy taking a break from the assembly line or in the hands of a construction worker.

From Salon Jan. 11, 2024

They collected blaze-yellow protective gear from lockers in the back, donned hard hats and tugged at thermoses of coffee and cans of Rockstar — readying for another long and grueling day.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 14, 2023

It was a cool fall morning and families sat on blankets or newspapers in the grass, passing around thermoses of tea.

From Slate Sep. 20, 2022

The maker of coolers and thermoses held up better than the broader market after reporting strong first-quarter financial results.

From Seattle Times May 11, 2022

Some people on the street supported the protesters by smiling, offering words of encouragement, or bringing them thermoses filled with hot coffee.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling




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