the drink
noun
old-fashioned
: an area of water (such as a lake or pond)
The ball rolled down the hill and into the drink.
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Reid said she was later hospitalized for eight hours with no memory of what happened after consuming the drink.
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Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2025
Researchers found that when people drank about 17 ounces of natural orange juice daily for 60 days, the drink actually fine-tuned their gene expression.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
Also on the drink menu—thoughtful nonalcoholic options draw on classic Indian sips like an Alphonso Mango Lassi and a Salted Lemon Nimbu Pani, a tart-salty, Indian-style lemonade.
—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 4 Dec. 2025
Cocktails, mocktails, fresh juices, tea, lemonade and sodas complete the drink menu.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2025
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Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2025
Researchers found that when people drank about 17 ounces of natural orange juice daily for 60 days, the drink actually fine-tuned their gene expression.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
Also on the drink menu—thoughtful nonalcoholic options draw on classic Indian sips like an Alphonso Mango Lassi and a Salted Lemon Nimbu Pani, a tart-salty, Indian-style lemonade.
—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 4 Dec. 2025
Cocktails, mocktails, fresh juices, tea, lemonade and sodas complete the drink menu.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2025
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“The drink.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20drink. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.
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