as in splash
a very small amount
allow me to offer a dram of advice
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Recent Examples of dram
There were formal dinners and historic tours, a distillery per day pouring drams by the handful, and endless stretches of spectacular vistas.
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Jake Emen, Robb Report, 18 Dec. 2025
The menu features Scottish cuisine made from local ingredients, like scallops collected by one of the distillery’s stillmen, local venison, and vegetables grown on the island, while a whisky trolley patrols the dining room offering a range of drams each night.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, AFAR Media, 8 Sep. 2025
While all that’s going on, Brian takes a dram with his father and talks about his future within the family.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 5 Sep. 2025
Climate-positive, organic and sustainable drams are in force at smaller independents like Arbikie, Kilchoman, Nc’Nean and Raasay, while surging investment and hype in the country’s returning ghost distilleries, like Rosebank, Port Ellen and Brora, are remedying the past.
—Mike MacEacheran, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 June 2025
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Jake Emen, Robb Report, 18 Dec. 2025
The menu features Scottish cuisine made from local ingredients, like scallops collected by one of the distillery’s stillmen, local venison, and vegetables grown on the island, while a whisky trolley patrols the dining room offering a range of drams each night.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, AFAR Media, 8 Sep. 2025
While all that’s going on, Brian takes a dram with his father and talks about his future within the family.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 5 Sep. 2025
Climate-positive, organic and sustainable drams are in force at smaller independents like Arbikie, Kilchoman, Nc’Nean and Raasay, while surging investment and hype in the country’s returning ghost distilleries, like Rosebank, Port Ellen and Brora, are remedying the past.
—Mike MacEacheran, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dram
Noun
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Or, add a downspout splash block or a longer downspout hose to direct water away from your home's foundation.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2026
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The best part of the whole look is the splash of green from the flag patch.—
Johnny Flores Jr,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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These benefit from a sprinkling of grass seed to fill the gap.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2026
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Elote slathered with kewpie mayo, lime, chile, cotija and a sprinkling of furikake.—
Linda Zavoral,
Mercury News,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The possibility of playing sports, an idea presented to him during rehab, provided a glimmer of hope.—
Nicole Acevedo,
NBC news,
7 Mar. 2026
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The audience gets glimmers of Katie and Greg’s relationship, but the show is bogged down by dull characters like the policeman who seems to have it out for Greg, and even by its focus on Archie’s point of view, which is just a depiction of narcissism and a formulaic pseudo-midlife crisis.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This is a fun bit of weirdness from Martin Herlihy.—
Andy Hoglund,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Mar. 2026
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And Cronin’s bait-and-switch bit?—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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There are some hints that along with the switch to colder weather, there could be some light snow.—
Cutter Martin,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Stout is a full-bodied ale that lends toasty depth and hints of malt and hops to the broth.—
Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The offerings are pure Tennessee, with not a shred of brisket to be found.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2026
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Not an ounce of human empathy, not a shred of human decency.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Strong adults will let the littles (who really should not be skiing with their own poles yet in most cases) grab their pole.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
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There are a host of other things available to entertain your littles, tweens, and teens around town, including The Butterfly Conservatory, Eco-Discovery Center, Shipwreck Museum, and Truman Waterfront Park’s splash pad.—
Ronny Maye,
Essence,
1 Feb. 2026
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As for the killings of his wife and in-laws, Zeigler’s lawyers contend the real killer would have blood spatter on their clothes, which Zeigler did not save for two specks of Perry Edwards’ blood on his shoes.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
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The specks of warmth salvaged from the inside of the patrol car, which had clung to his skin under his gray sweatpants and hooded striped sweatshirt, soon fell away.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Dram.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dram. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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