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Definition of boozenext
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
Lunch and more drinks follow, although guests are lightly encouraged not to get stuck into the booze too much. Nick Miller, New York Times, 4 July 2026 Eighteenth-century Americans drank a staggering amount of alcohol compared to us today, so there are two important essentials for your party, both involving booze. Brooke Barbier, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
Verb
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 Like squeezing citrus into a light beer to make a shandy or boozing up a kombucha with reposado. Jillian Dara, Forbes.com, 6 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for booze
Recent Examples of Synonyms for booze
Noun
  • All involved persons are in their 20s, according to scanner audio, and alcohol may have been involved in the incident.
    Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 26 July 2026
  • Research by British alcohol awareness charity Drinkaware shows an increasing number are embracing low and no-alcohol drinks.
    Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Verb
  • But more typical are quality-of-life complaints from riders who report people drinking or getting high at stations or discarding bags of fast food debris on platforms.
    Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026
  • The weather service said people should take precautions, like drinking plenty of water and wearing lightweight, light-colored clothing.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026
Noun
  • Just this month, the White House threatened to impose additional tariffs on Canada, over reasons including a boycott of eight Canadian provinces on American liquor.
    Rafael Nam, NPR, 25 July 2026
  • Members get their own liquor locker, and can bring up to three guests for free to reservations.
    Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026
Noun
  • Guests share pupu platters and drink rum cocktails beneath the glow of colored lamps.
    Tracey Teo, AJC.com, 23 July 2026
  • This variant of the Original Stout was aged in bourbon barrels, then finished in rum barrels with espresso, cocoa nibs and vanilla.
    Don Tse, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

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“Booze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/booze. Accessed 28 Jul. 2026.

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