as in liquor
a distilled beverage that can make a person drunk
after his daughter was born, the man never again touched alcohol
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Recent Examples of alcohol
How to treat norovirus While there is no specific treatment to treat the illness, the CDC recommends drinking lots of water or other drinks, like sports drinks, that don’t have caffeine or alcohol, which dehydrate you.
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Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
The article also noted that there are risks of genetic disorders related to other external factors like alcohol use during pregnancy and smoking.
—Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Reports indicated empty alcohol containers were found in the Nissan.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 29 Sep. 2025
My secret weapon was Last Call, an alcohol recovery aid in the form of two pills.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
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Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
The article also noted that there are risks of genetic disorders related to other external factors like alcohol use during pregnancy and smoking.
—Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Reports indicated empty alcohol containers were found in the Nissan.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 29 Sep. 2025
My secret weapon was Last Call, an alcohol recovery aid in the form of two pills.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alcohol
Noun
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Matthew and Camila, who co-founded the Pantalones Organic Tequila brand, partnered with Princess back in October 2024 to bring their liquor on board the company’s fleet.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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Moonshine While moonshine may have bootlegging roots, the perfectly legal formula that exists today can be found at liquor stores and distilleries across the South.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The question, delivered via pay phone, is an old security prompt, and Bob, with a memory fried by pot and booze, cannot remember the answer.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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During Prohibition, waiters famously slipped sips of bootleg booze to patrons from flasks tucked inside their apron pockets.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The omakase experience is $80 per person and will include 11 courses and a welcome drink.—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Each card had a corresponding cocktail that went with it, which left the final drink of the night in fate’s hands.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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Since developing the coffee program at Yum Village, where Nyles crafted coffee beverages infused with Afro-Caribbean flavors like lattes flavored with buttered rum and scotch bonnets, Hold Me Closer XX is now located inside the Corktown production studio 1301 Studios.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Sub a spiced or dark rum for the white to get more depth and caramely notes.—
Marianne Williams,
Southern Living,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Alcohol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alcohol. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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