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thermos

[thur-muhs] / ˈθɜr məs /
NOUN
canteen
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NOUN
thermos bottle
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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

In the 1960s and 1970s, he would be up before the sun to pack a thermos of coffee and a camp lunch in one saddle bag and an acrid, tar-like screwworm killer in the other.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

The base fits in cupholders; the handle makes it easier to sip from a heavy thermos while multitasking.

From Slate ● Jan. 18, 2024

The legacy brand that sold its iconic green thermos to men for decades has recently pivoted to targeting women and younger generations through influencer marketing and product scarcity.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 12, 2024

I made sure Riptide was in my pocket and the vitamins and thermos from Hermes were at the top of my bag.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan

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

Then he makes her oatmeal and tea for breakfast, leaving them in thermoses to keep them warm.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 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

There was even someone in charge of keeping track of the thermoses.

From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2022

There are a few other small groups—some with chairs like us, others with blankets and thermoses of hot drinks.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy


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