blender
Americannoun
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a person or thing that blends.
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an electric culinary grinding and mixing appliance, consisting of a container with propellerlike blades at the bottom that are whirled by a high-speed motor to purée, chop, or mix foods.
noun
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a person or thing that blends
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Also called: liquidizer. a kitchen appliance with blades used for puréeing vegetables, blending liquids, etc
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Origin of blender
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Praised for: Throwing “Jaws,” “Lost” and a bunch of horror classics from the last century in a blender.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Carefully transfer about 2 cups of the mixture to a blender and blend until mostly smooth.
From Salon ● May 19, 2026
Mirkin describes this as the "blender approach," where the components lack defined organization.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 18, 2026
In order to successfully perform four and a half spins, Malinin must rotate at about 350 revolutions per minute - a similar rate to the average kitchen blender.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2026
My lunch consisted of yet another cup of blended bananas and oranges—I’d rented Mrs. Fayyaz’s blender for the week.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
The auction site includes grainy pictures of freezers, ovens, blenders and other items.
From New York Times ● May 14, 2024
"The industry would definitely benefit from having more females on board in terms of whisky production, such as blenders or distillers."
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2024
At the moment, however, the language is more discordant: a steady din of voices amid sporadic sounds of vacuum cleaners, welding torches, hair dryers and blenders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2023
He became involved in such products as Landshark Lager, the Margaritaville and Cheeseburger in Paradise restaurant chains, boat shoes, salsa, hummus, tortillas, dips, tequila and blenders.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 2, 2023
Nielsen’s is the first place in the county to carry upright electric vacuum cleaners, blenders, freeze-dried coffee.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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