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as in sipped
to swallow in liquid form
the doctor wants her to drink lots of water before the examination
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as in boozed
to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages
we're worried that she's started drinking again
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Recent Examples of drank
The two fan clubs drank beers and ate food together ahead of the match at PayPal Park.
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Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
However, in the mirror universe, these Actors-on-Actors town halls have been appointment viewing ever since Mark Wahlberg and Matt Damon promoted The Departed together in 2007 and got into a shouting match over Wahlberg’s accusation that Damon had never drank a Dunkin’ coffee in his life.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
Vinnie Pasquantino, an Extremely Online vibes guy who also plays for the Kansas City Royals, became the first player to homer three times in a WBC game and drank an espresso shot after each of them, as is the custom in the Italy dugout.
—Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
James Madison reportedly drank a pint of whiskey every day.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 2 Mar. 2026
This is where Wyatt and Virgil Earp and Doc Holliday once drank.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Men and women who drank the most caffeinated coffee had an 18% lower risk of dementia compared to people who consumed little to no caffeine.
—Sarah Garone, Health, 20 Feb. 2026
The benefits appeared to be most pronounced in people who drank 2 to 3 cups of caffeinated coffee a day or 1 to 2 cups of caffeinated tea.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 16 Feb. 2026
Earlier this month, a newborn baby died from a listeria infection in New Mexico after the infant’s mother drank raw milk, and officials there are warning people off those products while the death is being investigated.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
However, in the mirror universe, these Actors-on-Actors town halls have been appointment viewing ever since Mark Wahlberg and Matt Damon promoted The Departed together in 2007 and got into a shouting match over Wahlberg’s accusation that Damon had never drank a Dunkin’ coffee in his life.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
Vinnie Pasquantino, an Extremely Online vibes guy who also plays for the Kansas City Royals, became the first player to homer three times in a WBC game and drank an espresso shot after each of them, as is the custom in the Italy dugout.
—Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
James Madison reportedly drank a pint of whiskey every day.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 2 Mar. 2026
This is where Wyatt and Virgil Earp and Doc Holliday once drank.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Men and women who drank the most caffeinated coffee had an 18% lower risk of dementia compared to people who consumed little to no caffeine.
—Sarah Garone, Health, 20 Feb. 2026
The benefits appeared to be most pronounced in people who drank 2 to 3 cups of caffeinated coffee a day or 1 to 2 cups of caffeinated tea.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 16 Feb. 2026
Earlier this month, a newborn baby died from a listeria infection in New Mexico after the infant’s mother drank raw milk, and officials there are warning people off those products while the death is being investigated.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drank
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But when the woman went to the bathroom, Valentin removed a small sandwich bag from his pocket and poured a powdered substance into his date’s drink, mixed it around, and either sipped or blew on it, according to court records describing the surveillance footage.—
Vivian Salama,
The Atlantic,
9 Mar. 2026
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Elsewhere, Song Sung Blue best actress nominee Kate Hudson sipped an espresso martini while reuniting with her castmates on Running Point, the Netflix comedy about a fictional LA basketball team, which returns for a second season next month.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
2 Mar. 2026
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Aggie is boozed enough to think this is funny rather than disturbing.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
13 Nov. 2025
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Day, a bridge engineer who moved to the area from England in 1998, has absorbed the part that the bridge played in his in-laws’ history.—
Julia Buckley,
CNN Money,
9 Mar. 2026
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Some businesses absorbed the tariffs, at least initially, cutting into margins to avoid sudden price hikes.—
Sara Albrecht,
Chicago Tribune,
9 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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Alarms go off, phones come out, coffee is gulped down, and before either partner is fully awake, they’re already headed into separate days.—
Mark Travers,
CNBC,
11 Jan. 2026
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While hundreds reveled at Thursday night’s all-out bash for The Pierre hotel’s 95th anniversary, some of the building’s tenants in the floors above haven’t been feeling quite as celebratory.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
21 Nov. 2025
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In the party scene, though, there would be plenty of swooping camera movements as the guests revelled.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Like fire swallowed setting everything alight inside.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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Phillipsburg declared a state of emergency last month when a sinkhole swallowed a dump truck.—
Nick Caloway,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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