watercooler
noun
wa·ter·cool·er
ˈwȯ-tər-ˌkü-lər 
ˈwä-
: a device for dispensing refrigerated drinking water
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By Sunday, that number should be north of $500 million as the watercooler sensation prepares to become the first title of 2025 to join the $1 billion club at the global box office.
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Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 12 Apr. 2025
Virtual watercoolers can be structured to mix different employees at each encounter, Choudhury says.
—Joe McKendrick, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Severance is tailor-made for watercooler conversations.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
The case has become a classic watercooler smash in both the real world, where pro- and anti-Read protesters clashed outside the courthouse, and on social media where partisans skirmish seemingly without end.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2025
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Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 12 Apr. 2025
Virtual watercoolers can be structured to mix different employees at each encounter, Choudhury says.
—Joe McKendrick, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Severance is tailor-made for watercooler conversations.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
The case has become a classic watercooler smash in both the real world, where pro- and anti-Read protesters clashed outside the courthouse, and on social media where partisans skirmish seemingly without end.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Watercooler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/watercooler. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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