cocktails

noun

plural of cocktail
as in mixtures
a distinct entity formed by the combining of two or more different things an autopsy found a lethal cocktail of banned substances in the actor's body

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Recent Examples of cocktails There’s plenty of craft cocktails, sake, some Japanese beers on tap, and a California-dominant wine list. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026 There will be fresh pasta, farmers’-market plates, stirred Italian cocktails, biodynamic California and Italian wines. — David Hochman, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 Authorities also accused them of possessing firearms and Molotov cocktails. — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026 Fly by Night’s signature cocktails include the Godfather Part II that includes two types of Scotch, Fernet Branca and cherry wood smoke, and the Nite Lite with bourbon, fruit and vanilla flavors. — Usa Today Network, USA Today, 29 July 2026 Guests share pupu platters and drink rum cocktails beneath the glow of colored lamps. — Tracey Teo, AJC.com, 23 July 2026 Where to grab a cocktail Like pretty much everywhere else, cocktails are expensive in Charlotte. — Evan Moore july 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cocktails
  1. mixtures
  2. mixes
  3. blends
  4. alloys
  5. amalgams
  6. combinations
  7. amalgamations
Noun
  • New methods for testing chemical mixtures Thousands of chemicals are used in commerce and released into the environment.
    — Brad Reisfeld, The Conversation, 6 July 2026
  • More recently, drones have been used to drop incendiary mixtures that ignite apartment buildings and residential blocks.
    — David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of mixtures
Noun
  • Shoppers caught a break with some types of salad mixes, though, which stores advertised at prices 7 to 24 cents cheaper than a year prior, the USDA said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
  • The rising use of data analysis and various artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in the media and entertainment industry favors new mixes of various storage and memory technologies.
    — Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of mixes
Noun
  • His primary goal was to produce virtually every regional Scotch style in one facility, which would allow for a wide range of blends without relying on other producers.
    — David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • These topicals come in 30-day supplies and range from two-ingredient blends to more intensive multi-ingredient formulas.
    — Nicole Hernandez, USA Today, 24 July 2026
Definition of blends
Noun
  • The element plays an important role in superconductors, advanced alloys, ceramics, phosphors, and other high-performance technologies.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026
  • Most missiles, like the Tomahawk, are made of aluminum alloys and other metals.
    — Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
Definition of alloys
Noun
  • The Amsterdam Polaroids extended Ghirri’s penchant for quotidian surrealism with some strenuous amalgams.
    — James Quandt, Artforum, 2 June 2026
  • In November, signatories to the convention agreed to phase out the use of mercury-containing dental amalgams by the year 2034.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Feb. 2026
Definition of amalgams
Noun
  • Other combinations compete for attention or overwhelm each other.
    — Kent Merrell, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • There’s no way that at least 90 minutes of this allegedly 165-minute movie isn’t these guys all meeting up in different combinations and explaining their deal to one another.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 20 July 2026
Definition of combinations
Noun
  • Now you’ll be met with automotive amalgamations like the BMW X6 and the many rivals that have cropped up in the past decade.
    — Matt Degen, AJC.com, 12 June 2026
  • And the wines made from cold-hardy hybrid grapes like La Crescent and Frontenac Gris, from Deirdre Heekin of La Garagista in Vermont, and the cider-wine amalgamations of Heekin’s protegee Krista Scruggs.
    — Senior Wine Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Mar. 2018
Definition of amalgamations

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