as in drinks
a distilled beverage that can make a person drunk
a talented writer whose fondness for the bottle was the stuff of legend
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Recent Examples of bottles
Los Angeles police officers were hit with fireworks and bottles during street celebrations after the Dodgers World Series win late Saturday, prompting police to authorize the use of tear gas to quell the chaos.
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Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
About 580,000 bottles of various strengths have been recalled for having the impurities.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2025
This larger toiletry bag sports roomy, elastic mesh pockets that can help keep all your original pill bottles secure and organized for travel days.
—Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2025
The tasteful trio will definitely become the most reached for bottles on their spice rack.
—Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Oct. 2025
Over 580,000 bottles of a prescription blood pressure medication were recalled due to high levels of a cancer-causing impurity.
—Amber Brenza, Health, 30 Oct. 2025
This article has been updated to reflect the number of plastic bottles Zurn Elkay saved in 2024.
—Claire Dodds, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
And, of course, the corresponding wine list has been built with care and primarily features low-intervention bottles from Portugal and Spain.
—Chadner Navarro, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
Bobrovsky decided to follow in the Hall of Famer’s footsteps almost three years ago, gifting wine bottles of his own to his teammates.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
About 580,000 bottles of various strengths have been recalled for having the impurities.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2025
This larger toiletry bag sports roomy, elastic mesh pockets that can help keep all your original pill bottles secure and organized for travel days.
—Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2025
The tasteful trio will definitely become the most reached for bottles on their spice rack.
—Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Oct. 2025
Over 580,000 bottles of a prescription blood pressure medication were recalled due to high levels of a cancer-causing impurity.
—Amber Brenza, Health, 30 Oct. 2025
This article has been updated to reflect the number of plastic bottles Zurn Elkay saved in 2024.
—Claire Dodds, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
And, of course, the corresponding wine list has been built with care and primarily features low-intervention bottles from Portugal and Spain.
—Chadner Navarro, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
Bobrovsky decided to follow in the Hall of Famer’s footsteps almost three years ago, gifting wine bottles of his own to his teammates.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bottles
Noun
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The three-tier lamp also has enough room to hold small essentials, like drinks, books, and small plants.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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Whether it’s shaken, stirred, dirty, or dry, the martini remains one of the world’s most iconic and timeless drinks.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Nov. 2025
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In addition to cushy armchairs, cafe tables and a retail counter, the new space has a sweeping bar that offers alcohol-free or hemp-infused versions of hard liquors.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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After fermenting the beans with a mix of those microbes, the beans were dried and ground to produce cocoa liquors.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Liquid chalk markers use various alcohols to create transferable liquid chalk that dries entirely on the board.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
27 Oct. 2025
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Sugar alcohols are derivatives of sugar that have been chemically changed.—
Brittany Lubeck,
Verywell Health,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Those spirits were awakened by several methods, from burying the packet in the ground, to tying macrame-like knots onto the parcels, to driving nails into the amulet—all to fulfill the requests of Congolese practitioners.—
Essence,
Essence,
29 Oct. 2025
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Before the event takes a deadly turn, Harry appears to be in uncharacteristically high spirits in the trailer.—
Yamillah Hurtado,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Taste Porto’s namesake wines Just across the river in Vila Nova de Gaia are the historic port wine lodges that made the city famous.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
2 Oct. 2025
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Although the Texas High Plains Region and the 290 Wine Trail near Fredericksburg are on the map for Texas wines, one of the flagship names in Texas wine is in Bryan.—
Jill Robbins,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Bottles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bottles. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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