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as in sipped
to swallow in liquid form
the doctor wants her to drink lots of water before the examination
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as in boozed
to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages
we're worried that she's started drinking again
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Recent Examples of drank
Key Takeaways Women who drank tea had slightly higher total hip bone mineral density than those who did not, according to a 10-year study.
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Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 7 Jan. 2026
Bars lost cultural relevance as younger generations drank less.
—Stephanie Hind, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2026
The hosts drank tequila on air, and seemed to be out of control of themselves and each other.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2026
The suspect, 44-year-old Elder Lopez, allegedly drank alcohol, then fell asleep on his girlfriend’s couch while listening to music, authorities said.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
In the study, men and women drank one serving of cucumber juice each morning for six weeks.
—Alexandria Nyembwe, Health, 29 Dec. 2025
The study showed that women who drank tea had slightly higher total hip BMD than those who did not.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 28 Dec. 2025
When the steel player Jimmy Day drank his way out of it, Nelson didn’t replace him.
—Alex Abramovich, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Brandes drank alcohol and took sleeping pills, according to trial accounts described by CBS News, before Meiwes cut off his genitals with Brandes’ consent.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 7 Jan. 2026
Bars lost cultural relevance as younger generations drank less.
—Stephanie Hind, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2026
The hosts drank tequila on air, and seemed to be out of control of themselves and each other.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2026
The suspect, 44-year-old Elder Lopez, allegedly drank alcohol, then fell asleep on his girlfriend’s couch while listening to music, authorities said.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
In the study, men and women drank one serving of cucumber juice each morning for six weeks.
—Alexandria Nyembwe, Health, 29 Dec. 2025
The study showed that women who drank tea had slightly higher total hip BMD than those who did not.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 28 Dec. 2025
When the steel player Jimmy Day drank his way out of it, Nelson didn’t replace him.
—Alex Abramovich, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Brandes drank alcohol and took sleeping pills, according to trial accounts described by CBS News, before Meiwes cut off his genitals with Brandes’ consent.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drank
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And that’s what it’s geared for, apparently—making cocktails, like a colorless version of an espresso martini—although it can also be sipped neat or over ice.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
9 Jan. 2026
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Music blared while people awkwardly exchanged small talk and sipped their drinks.—
Lila Shroff,
The Atlantic,
20 Dec. 2025
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Aggie is boozed enough to think this is funny rather than disturbing.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
13 Nov. 2025
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Breadon tasked Worrell with chairing the environmental justice resiliency and parks committee along with the committee on labor and economic development, which has absorbed the former committee on small business and professional licensure.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
13 Jan. 2026
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Both juries absorbed the totality of the circumstances and reached for a lever of indignation rather than the strict logic of the law.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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Alarms go off, phones come out, coffee is gulped down, and before either partner is fully awake, they’re already headed into separate days.—
Mark Travers,
CNBC,
11 Jan. 2026
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So the 46,000 at the Stadium of Light gulped again.—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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While hundreds reveled at Thursday night’s all-out bash for The Pierre hotel’s 95th anniversary, some of the building’s tenants in the floors above haven’t been feeling quite as celebratory.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
21 Nov. 2025
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In the party scene, though, there would be plenty of swooping camera movements as the guests revelled.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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The most famous, perhaps, was of lung cancer patient David Prueitt, who swallowed a supposedly lethal dose of medication and awoke three days later.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
9 Jan. 2026
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Developed by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the pill can report when it has been swallowed.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Drank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drank. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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