drinking water
noun
: water that is clean enough for people to drink
Pollution is seeping into our drinking water.
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For me, drinking water has to fit into my daily routine.
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Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Water service was eventually restored, but experienced another multi-day failure in September that year that left half of the city without drinking water.
—Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2025
While potential risks warrant taking precautions such as switching to plastic alternatives, that should not stop people from drinking water from single-use plastic bottles from a hot car when necessary, some experts said.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
My go-to over the past two years, the Owala Freesip Insulated Water Bottle, has zero pitfalls in my eyes and somehow makes drinking water fun.
—Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
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Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Water service was eventually restored, but experienced another multi-day failure in September that year that left half of the city without drinking water.
—Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2025
While potential risks warrant taking precautions such as switching to plastic alternatives, that should not stop people from drinking water from single-use plastic bottles from a hot car when necessary, some experts said.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
My go-to over the past two years, the Owala Freesip Insulated Water Bottle, has zero pitfalls in my eyes and somehow makes drinking water fun.
—Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for drinking water
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“Drinking water.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drinking%20water. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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