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water cooler

NOUN
drinking fountain
Synonyms


NOUN
water fountain
Synonyms
STRONGEST


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These aren’t even movies that you’d bring to the water cooler, lest you want a conversation with a coworker to fall flat after 10 seconds.

From Salon Sep. 2, 2026

"They want to make water cooler shows that bring audiences together."

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

People claiming to know Rana—from school, work and dating in New York—swapped stories at the online water cooler.

From The Wall Street Journal May 9, 2026

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

From Slate Apr. 12, 2026

I pulled a paper cup from the water cooler and filled it.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely




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