1
as in sipped
to swallow in liquid form
the doctor wants her to drink lots of water before the examination
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as in boozed
to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages
we're worried that she's started drinking again
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Recent Examples of drank
O’Sullivan shared dinners with the family, drank with the man’s parents, and would pray with and counsel them, Baillie said.
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Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 19 Apr. 2026
O’Keefe family members had between the two criminal trials filed a civil suit against Read and two bars where Read and O’Keefe had drank the night ahead of his death.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
On-the-clock city employees drank at bars near O’Hare International Airport and then returned to the airport for the remainder of their shifts, an investigation by the city’s Office of Inspector General found.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Tests of intelligence and brain function showed the same results whether or not people drank fluoridated water growing up, a highly anticipated, long-term study found.
—Kaan Ozcan, NBC news, 13 Apr. 2026
Participants drank soda and ate cookies while listening to Dropkick Murphys, a Boston punk band that Platner likes.
—ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
People who drank a lot of alcohol in single sittings had more evidence of liver scarring than people who drank the same amount weekly but in smaller amounts spread out over more occasions.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Briany drank 5 ounces at each feeding.
—Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica, 23 Mar. 2026
The only region of India where tea plants grew naturally was in the northeastern state of Assam, where locals also drank tea beverages.
—Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Mar. 2026
Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 19 Apr. 2026
O’Keefe family members had between the two criminal trials filed a civil suit against Read and two bars where Read and O’Keefe had drank the night ahead of his death.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
On-the-clock city employees drank at bars near O’Hare International Airport and then returned to the airport for the remainder of their shifts, an investigation by the city’s Office of Inspector General found.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Tests of intelligence and brain function showed the same results whether or not people drank fluoridated water growing up, a highly anticipated, long-term study found.
—Kaan Ozcan, NBC news, 13 Apr. 2026
Participants drank soda and ate cookies while listening to Dropkick Murphys, a Boston punk band that Platner likes.
—ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
People who drank a lot of alcohol in single sittings had more evidence of liver scarring than people who drank the same amount weekly but in smaller amounts spread out over more occasions.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Briany drank 5 ounces at each feeding.
—Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica, 23 Mar. 2026
The only region of India where tea plants grew naturally was in the northeastern state of Assam, where locals also drank tea beverages.
—Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drank
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The Yankees assistant hitting coach, promoted to Aaron Boone’s staff over the offseason, sipped on Atelier del Maestro Tequilero Extra Añejo.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Meager meals washed down with cloudy water sipped from moldy cups.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2026
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Aggie is boozed enough to think this is funny rather than disturbing.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
13 Nov. 2025
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Meanwhile, the Iranians, in their resistance, have absorbed the kind of damage to the country that is extremely difficult to recover from.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
27 Apr. 2026
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This can reduce how much protein is absorbed.—
Morgan Pearson,
Verywell Health,
27 Apr. 2026
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With the dead and the wounded sprawled around them, the mocambos gulped the wine from the sacramental chalice.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Mar. 2026
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As studios gulped down profits, talent below and above the line began to demand adequate shares of the pie.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026
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While hundreds reveled at Thursday night’s all-out bash for The Pierre hotel’s 95th anniversary, some of the building’s tenants in the floors above haven’t been feeling quite as celebratory.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
21 Nov. 2025
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In the party scene, though, there would be plenty of swooping camera movements as the guests revelled.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Early in the season, Johnson would have rather swallowed a Fiesta cascarone whole than play both of his inexperienced rookies at the same time.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Antonio Express-News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Near the lake that has swallowed Van Buren, someone has constructed an outlet called Heirloom Traditions Company Store.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Drank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drank. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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