drinking age
noun
: the age at which a person can legally buy and drink alcohol
The drinking age in the U.S. is 21.
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Riot Fest is one year shy of legal drinking age and celebrating its 20th anniversary this summer with a stacked lineup of classic indie and alternative bands led by East Bay punk legends Green Day, pop punkers Blink-182, alt-rock darlings Weezer and rock icon Jack White.
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Dave Brooks, Billboard, 23 Apr. 2025
Wen: Adults of legal drinking age should not drink more than one drink a day for women and two drinks a day for men, according to the US Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025
The lavish vacation experience provides students with the chance to network in some of the hottest travel destinations – including Punta Cana and Nassau – where the drinking age is 18 years old, and ID checks are relaxed.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Remarkably, this is the same number of days between reaching legal drinking age and crossing into middle age.
—Joseph Coughlin, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
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Dave Brooks, Billboard, 23 Apr. 2025
Wen: Adults of legal drinking age should not drink more than one drink a day for women and two drinks a day for men, according to the US Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025
The lavish vacation experience provides students with the chance to network in some of the hottest travel destinations – including Punta Cana and Nassau – where the drinking age is 18 years old, and ID checks are relaxed.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Remarkably, this is the same number of days between reaching legal drinking age and crossing into middle age.
—Joseph Coughlin, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
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“Drinking age.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drinking%20age. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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