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as in to sip
to swallow in liquid form
the doctor wants her to drink lots of water before the examination
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as in to booze
to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages
we're worried that she's started drinking again
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as in alcohol
a distilled beverage that can make a person drunk
you can get drinks at the bar only if you show them a valid ID
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Recent Examples of drink
Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
Highlights include demonstrations by blacksmiths and glassblowers, live music in the afternoon and food and drink.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026
Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Dunkin' just launched a refreshing new drink menu that will make this summer feel a little cooler.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Guests pay one price for unlimited samples of food and drink plus live entertainment.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
Highlights include demonstrations by blacksmiths and glassblowers, live music in the afternoon and food and drink.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
Dunkin' is celebrating the arrival of warmer days with a new lineup of drinks and bakery items, the company said in a news release on April 29.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Dunkin' just launched a refreshing new drink menu that will make this summer feel a little cooler.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drink
Verb
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Want to sip margaritas and watch chihuahuas race for glory?—
Fritz Hahn,
Washington Post,
1 May 2026
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Because the hotel sits right at the heart of La Jolla’s center of gravity, locals can always be counted on for brunch in The Mediterranean room on weekends or sipping cocktails at La Sala or The Whalers Bar on a Friday or Saturday night.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 2026
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When a screaming match nearly ended in a fistfight—the director was famously into drugs, booze, and gambling at the time—Toberoff quit.—
Tom Dotan,
Vanity Fair,
23 Feb. 2026
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Best Hotels & Resorts The Old Gin House This spot was a public guesthouse in 1760, later a factory (the gin refers to cotton, not booze).—
Jeannette Cooperman,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Feb. 2026
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Gas peakers — plants designed for short, high-output bursts — are now being co-located with data center campuses specifically to absorb these inference spikes that baseload plants can’t respond to fast enough.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Apr. 2026
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Your digestive microbiome acts as a gatekeeper in deciding what are nutrients to be absorbed and what are toxins to be excreted, Choden said.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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The beverage blends orange cordial and hibiscus agave with Lime’s signature frozen margarita, offering a bold twist on a classic to accompany award-winning mahi nahi tacos or a Porkito burrito.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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Initially, high-performing employees will be selected for those roles, but eventually all employees will be encouraged to rotate through the beverage positions.—
Dee-Ann Durbin,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Jimmy Butler was retained for, gulp, Kyle Lowry and, double-gulp, Terry Rozier.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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Enter our flashback machine set for the (gulp) 1900s.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2026
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The characters can be flawed, and cars can crash, McDermott says, but NASCAR wanted race scenes to look authentic and was adamant that the series not depict anyone driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
30 Apr. 2026
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To participate, travelers must be 21 or older, the legal age to purchase alcohol in the United States.—
Hali Smith,
Idaho Statesman,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Starbucks was going to swallow everything.—
Saïd Sayrafiezadeh,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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After a week where everything that could have gone wrong did and the noise surrounding the club threatened to swallow the team whole, the Red Sox finally broke their four-game slide in grand fashion and got to enjoy a nice, drama-free win.—
Mac Cerullo,
Hartford Courant,
25 Apr. 2026
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Her aunt used to own the popular sandwich shop in the plaza, Ba Le Sandwich, and her parents owned a hair salon and liquor store across the street.—
Chierstin Roth,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Dame asks Ava’s grifter castmate, Charlie, of all people, to procure a liquor license.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Drink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drink. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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