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Recent Examples of ale
The brewery’s American ale, Allergeez, won a gold medal at the 2020 Great American Beer Festival.
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Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Feb. 2026
Really, almost any stew could be made using a little chocolate and then enjoyed with something like a Belgian strong dark ale, grand cru or tripel.
—Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026
According to Mashed, in the colonial era, most breweries made ale.
—Bahar Anooshahr, AZCentral.com, 1 Feb. 2026
Riverlands Brewing Company will return to the fest with an exclusive brown ale, Maple River, brewed in collaboration with the Kane Forest Preserve Foundation.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
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Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Feb. 2026
Really, almost any stew could be made using a little chocolate and then enjoyed with something like a Belgian strong dark ale, grand cru or tripel.
—Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026
According to Mashed, in the colonial era, most breweries made ale.
—Bahar Anooshahr, AZCentral.com, 1 Feb. 2026
Riverlands Brewing Company will return to the fest with an exclusive brown ale, Maple River, brewed in collaboration with the Kane Forest Preserve Foundation.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ale
Noun
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One man, dressed in a white hoodie, stands in the doorway of the room, holding a beer.—
Ryan Hansen,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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And so after he was done, my dad and I were, this is back in the day when players used to go to restaurants, and fans were there having a beer at the bar or whatever.—
SportsDay Staff,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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That crud jams up the works of your coffee maker, slows brewing down, and impacts the taste of your morning brew.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
16 Feb. 2026
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Stirring the coffee with this little guy before brewing evens out the texture throughout the basket for a consistent brew.—
Noah Kaufman,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Feb. 2026
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As of June 2026, when the hotel officially transitions from this soft opening phase to truly all-inclusive, every stay will be a full room-and-board rate—an offer that extends to the wine, beer, and snacks in the mini bar.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Feb. 2026
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Mercor has contracts with experts in subjects ranging from medicine, law and finance to comedy, sports and even wine.—
Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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There is also a selection of 30 draft beer cans for $6 each, $7-$9 glasses of wine and cocktails.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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The mood today was more tenuous, the industry crowd mulling in the lobby with cocktails, discussing the tail end of awards season and the controversy coming out of the Berlin Film Festival concerning politically cautious juror statements.—
Film Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, back at the hotel, the original UXUA Lab continues with its vegan experiments with the likes of mead-like hidromiel, cacao, and kombucha.—
Stephanie Rafanelli,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026
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Geologist reimagines the instrument as a vehicle for psychedelic expansion on an album that sounds like one of those medieval troubadours got hopped up on mead and discovered spiritual jazz 600 years early.—
Zach Schonfeld,
Pitchfork,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Ale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ale. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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