as in sipped
to swallow in liquid form
supped the broth slowly
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Recent Examples of supped
The two famously supped in My Dinner With André and have collaborated plenty before and after, as in Vanya on 42nd Street.
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025
Jane had supped in this dining room.
—Literary Hub, 16 Dec. 2025
Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025
Jane had supped in this dining room.
—Literary Hub, 16 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supped
Verb
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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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O’Sullivan shared dinners with the family, drank with the man’s parents, and would pray with and counsel them, Baillie said.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
19 Apr. 2026
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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
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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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“Supped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supped. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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