as in alcohol
a distilled beverage that can make a person drunk
this will be a birthday party without booze
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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
David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
Human cravings for booze may have deep evolutionary roots, a new study has shown.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Jeannette Cooperman, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2025
The fiancee of a groom-to-be killed the day before his wedding by a teenage wrong-way driver on the Henry Hudson Parkway is suing the young suspect, a Times Square nightclub the lawsuit says served him booze, and an off-duty NYPD officer for chasing him after an earlier crash.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 28 July 2025
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Noun
The driver of a car that struck and killed a woman in Miami last week smelled like booze and had slurred speech, according to law enforcement officials.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
Human cravings for booze may have deep evolutionary roots, a new study has shown.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
Best Hotels and Resorts The Old Gin House This spot was a public guesthouse in 1760, later a factory (the gin refers to cotton, not booze).
—Jeannette Cooperman, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2025
The fiancee of a groom-to-be killed the day before his wedding by a teenage wrong-way driver on the Henry Hudson Parkway is suing the young suspect, a Times Square nightclub the lawsuit says served him booze, and an off-duty NYPD officer for chasing him after an earlier crash.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 28 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for booze
Noun
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Powell gave up alcohol during filming.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
30 Sep. 2025
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The outlets added that Flores is on probation from a 2023 conviction involving a gun and DUI, which bars him from possessing firearms or drinking alcohol.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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Plus, Howl at the Moon will offer Swiftie sips, such as the Lucky One Miss Peaches Seltzer, Through the Orange Door jello shots, a TS12 shot, and That’s Showbiz cocktails and drink buckets.—
Amanda Hancock,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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The Loveland resident had just completed a school drop-off and was bringing a Caramel Dutch Bros drink home to his wife.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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
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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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“Booze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/booze. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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