cocktails

plural of cocktail

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of cocktails Another ace up its sleeve is that beverage director Colleen Hughes caught Michelin’s attention last year for making the best cocktails in the South at Supperland. — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026 Contrast therapy clubs are pulling in a crowd that would once have met at a bar, as younger adults trade cocktails for communal saunas and cold plunges. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026 Tall Tales, the rooftop lounge, offers a few small bites, such as elote guacamole, along with a menu of cocktails, wine, beer, and a decent selection of nonalcoholic options. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026 Even amid the swirl of events Monday—including openings at neighborhood galleries such as Gagosian, Skarstedt, White Cube, and Hauser & Wirth—those who came for the conversation stayed for the cocktails after. — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026 If all goes according to plan, Meridian customers will be sipping cocktails at the new lounge a few months from now. — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 20 Oct. 2026 For fall and winter guests hoping to hit the slopes (or maybe just gather for après-ski cocktails), Breckenridge ski lifts and downtown are just a 15-minute drive away. — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Oct. 2026 Some threw Molotov cocktails and other objects at the police and set fire to cars and litter bins. — Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026 Many consumers are drinking less or buying ready-to-drink beverages such as beer and canned cocktails. — Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cocktails
Noun
  • The system uses algorithms and neural networks to find the most suitable metal mixtures and processing methods.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
  • At the cold-hold unit, tomato mixtures temped at 50 degrees for approximately one hour.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • In 2003, however, Kember made a splash with Forged Prescriptions, a re-release that favored fuller mixes and extra overdubs which the band had jettisoned owing to the difficulty of reproducing them.
    — Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026
  • What’s more, the mixes can be used straight from the envelope as a dry rub for meat, as a base for dips, or even as a popcorn seasoning.
    — Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Caffeine ranges from roughly 50 mg per pouch on the lighter end to as much as 200 mg in high-potency formulas, with some brands skipping caffeine entirely for paraxanthine or mushroom blends.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Chocolate Fish rarely does blends; most of their coffees are single-source.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Stronger, cheaper alloys To test the method, the team used ductile iron, a common industrial material that is known for its strength and flexibility, and can tolerate impurities.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Chloride ions readily attack many alloys, while components around the oxygen-producing anode side are simultaneously subject to strongly oxidizing electrochemical potentials.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Most of the characters are amalgams of people who knew and worked with Bourdain, who died by suicide in 2018 at age 61.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The Amsterdam Polaroids extended Ghirri’s penchant for quotidian surrealism with some strenuous amalgams.
    — James Quandt, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Noun
  • The three colors are mixed in different combinations and ratios, producing 16 different shades.
    — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 19 Oct. 2026
  • New patterns, colors and fabric combinations give brands room to reinterpret the jacket without touching its recognizable shape.
    — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • But in fact, fluids are amalgamations of molecules and atoms.
    — Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Now you’ll be met with automotive amalgamations like the BMW X6 and the many rivals that have cropped up in the past decade.
    — Matt Degen, AJC.com, 12 June 2026

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“Cocktails.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cocktails. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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