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as in to sip
to swallow in liquid form
the doctor wants her to drink lots of water before the examination
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as in to booze
to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages
we're worried that she's started drinking again
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as in alcohol
a distilled beverage that can make a person drunk
you can get drinks at the bar only if you show them a valid ID
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Recent Examples of drink
Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
For the rest of the week, NetJets clients can use the brand’s hospitality venue to relax, grab a meal or drink, or hold a meeting.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
John Annese, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
How are the food and drink offerings?
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Agosto reportedly said that Larissa had picked up drinking Alani Nu energy drinks — at least one a day — in the year leading up to her death due to social media posts, which advertised the drink’s health benefits and energy boost, per NBC News and Fox 8.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
For the rest of the week, NetJets clients can use the brand’s hospitality venue to relax, grab a meal or drink, or hold a meeting.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
Duprey was speeding down the sidewalk, about to crash into a group of officers, when Duran, in an attempt to stop Duprey, lifted the cooler loaded with ice and drinks and, using both hands, hurled it at the suspect.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
How are the food and drink offerings?
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drink
Verb
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Inside, about a half dozen customers sipped coffee in various nooks and crannies of the store.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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The then-prince and duchess sipped on a mug while meeting independent vendors at the Covered Market in Oxford, England.—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
9 Apr. 2026
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When a screaming match nearly ended in a fistfight—the director was famously into drugs, booze, and gambling at the time—Toberoff quit.—
Tom Dotan,
Vanity Fair,
23 Feb. 2026
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Best Hotels & Resorts The Old Gin House This spot was a public guesthouse in 1760, later a factory (the gin refers to cotton, not booze).—
Jeannette Cooperman,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Trees then absorb this radioactive isotope, locking a chemical time stamp of the solar storm into their annual growth rings.—
Jacek Krywko,
Scientific American,
10 Apr. 2026
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Past technological revolutions allowed generations to absorb the shock.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
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Heineken House The incomparable sips and sounds are returning to the festival scene with Heineken House, where refreshing beverages and great music collide!—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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Already, food and beverage brands and restaurants have taken note of the growing number of people taking the treatments and tried to get ahead of diet changes by emphasizing or adding ingredients like protein and fiber.—
Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2026
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Enter our flashback machine set for the (gulp) 1900s.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2026
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But in 2019, the group started to tighten the energy efficiency standard in gulps.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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Lavery also fined Roberts $1,000 and ordered him not drink alcohol, enter a bar or liquor store, nor hunt or fish while on probation.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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In 2006, the city of Seattle passed an ordinance designating two core areas of the city as Alcohol Impact Areas, where the sale of 34 brands of high-alcohol content, low-price beer and wine products were banned.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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That the Sabres couldn’t live up to the hype this season despite having a top 10 starting goalie performance is a tough pill to swallow.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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And in rain, the muddy dirt roads threaten to swallow your car.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Since then there have been sporadic signs of life regarding the venue, mostly to do with liquor licensing and permit requests, such as last October when a company called Dome Center LLC filed an application for a conditional-use permit.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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As for HeadFlyer, Miller said that their drinks will still be sold at restaurants and liquor stores.—
Conor Wight,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Drink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drink. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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