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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barflies
Noun
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AlAnon is a support group for family and friends of alcoholics/addicts.—
Ramona Sentinel,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026 -
In fact, severe alcoholics may become immunocompromised.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Harris maintained that, like habitual drunkards, unlawful drug users may have their gun rights temporarily taken away.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Mar. 2026
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Hemani's lawyers also reject the government's attempt to liken laws disarming habitual drunkards to the law disarming drug users, arguing that those early restrictions covered only people who regularly abused alcohol, not all those who drink.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
1 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Manager Rene Jacobsen said the nonalcohol segment is now the only part of Germany’s beer market that’s growing, driven by health‑minded younger drinkers, yet Bavaria’s drinking culture remains unmistakably intact.—
David Dickstein,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
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Most beer drinkers are familiar with a tallboy, but Coors Light is expanding on that concept in anticipation of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
Noun
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This is different from the pastime counterfactuals enjoyed after the fact by barfly drunks and social media idiots.—
Kyle Wagner,
New York Daily News,
3 June 2026
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All of us kept an eye out for drunks, who tipped better.—
Peter Hessler,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
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“Barflies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barflies. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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