Definition of casknext
as in barrel
an enclosed wooden vessel for holding beverages casks of wine that had been in the castle for many years

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Recent Examples of cask Currently, most of it is stored in temporary cooling pools and dry casks worldwide. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 25 June 2026 Bean-to- bar chocolate is typically made by a single producer and sourced from raw cacao beans, and some can even be aged in bourbon casks. Carissa Chesanek, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 With whiskey casks, that holding period can span several years, which makes the structure around it as important as the asset itself. William Jones, USA Today, 29 June 2026 But according to master distiller Brent Elliott, this cask finishing project started well before either of those things were a reality. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for cask
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Noun
  • Meanwhile, oil supply is also expected to increase after oil cartel OPEC+ agreed to add 188,000 barrels a day to their output target for August.
    Justina Lee, CNBC, 6 July 2026
  • Iraq wants permission to produce a record 5 million barrels a day coming out of the war, with a long-term aim of getting production up to 7 million barrels a day, Bloomberg reported.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Noun
  • In addition to Groom’s original downtown Eureka brewery and cafe, Lost Coast Brewery now includes a 75,000-square-foot facility that can fill 1,400 kegs per day.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • The backyard bash featured a bouncy house, cotton candy machines and bubbles for the kids, as well as activities for adults like beer pong and a keg for keg stands.
    Georgia Slater, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • The 50-year-old was assembled from four hogsheads selected by master of whisky creation Sarah Burgess.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 17 June 2026
  • Matured in ex-bourbon American oak before a full finish in American and European oak Oloroso sherry hogsheads.
    Felipe Schrieberg, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Anxiety rises in Moscow Russian media have reported that people are waiting up to 18 hours in lines at the pump, with internet memes popping up, one showing people setting up tables with drinks and shisha pipes next to their stationary cars.
    Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • Nothing ruins a good karaoke night like that one friend who wants to show off their Mariah Carey–level pipes.
    Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 6 July 2026

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“Cask.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cask. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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