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booze

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verb

as in to drink
to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages he went out boozing with his friends on his 21st birthday

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Recent Examples of booze
Noun
For so long, among an army of foes, cocaine led the charge, but, in time, so did the booze. Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 16 May 2025 The next day, the FWC found 61 empty booze bottles and cans on the boat, which had been carrying 12 underage girls. David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 14 May 2025
Verb
What gin mill were Brian Albert and Brian Higgins boozing in before heading over to the Waterfall? A. Joe Angelo’s Café in Brockton B. Southside Tavern in Braintree C. Donahue’s Pub in Holbrook D. The Hillside in Canton 26. Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 14 July 2024 There is no plot to speak of in this delicately directed film that somehow does acquire suspense as Peter works out the kinks of his yesterday, Rebecca Hall as Rosenkrantz in a fabulous red smock, cigarettes and booze freely flowing everywhere. Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 27 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for booze
Recent Examples of Synonyms for booze
Noun
  • Officers patrolling the park found the man drinking an open container of alcohol by W. 137th St. and Riverside Drive at about 10:05 p.m. Thursday.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 28 June 2025
  • Steele was arrested in 2024 for driving under the influence of alcohol after a car crash, but has been fighting the charge and is due back in court later this summer.
    A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
Verb
  • Sure, standing around drinking beer and grilling is fun.
    Parker Hall, Wired News, 21 June 2025
  • Police allege the suspect got a haircut at 11:30 a.m. on the day of his son’s death, then drank beer and took shots from noon until 2:40 p.m. while the infant baked outside in the parking lot.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • Woman wearing long white dress dancing in low light holding bottle of liquor.
    Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
  • The jury did convict Read of operating under the influence of liquor, and she was sentenced to one year of probation.
    Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • There are big notes of sweet fruit, caramelized brown sugar, black pepper, rum raisin, and cinnamon leading things off over a faint wisp of smoldering campfire which lies just underneath.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 22 June 2025
  • Or swap out the peach schnapps for bourbon or light rum.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 20 June 2025

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“Booze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/booze. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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