1
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
The group that knowingly drank decaf also improved, though less dramatically.
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Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026
But the group that knowingly drank decaf also experienced significant relief, while the water group saw essentially no change.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 12 June 2026
For four hours, the group of artists laughed, drank, and debated their position in the rapidly shifting cultural landscape.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 9 June 2026
Researchers used meta-analyses and data modeling to estimate alcohol-specific risks for various diseases and injuries, and then compared those hazards to risks in people who never drank.
—Isabella Cueto, STAT, 9 June 2026
Emory drank heavily and was prone to terrifying rages.
—Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Sir Patrick Stewart, Post Malone, Machine Gun Kelly, Gerard Butler, and Luke Bryan are among the other celebrities who have drank from a shoe.
—Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 3 June 2026
The mother and daughter often drank and used marijuana together, investigators found, and communicated almost daily about drinking alcohol.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 3 June 2026
In a 2022 study, adults who drank more sugary drinks were more likely to have excess liver fat and signs of liver fibrosis (scarring).
—Lindsey Desoto, Health, 30 May 2026
Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026
But the group that knowingly drank decaf also experienced significant relief, while the water group saw essentially no change.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 12 June 2026
For four hours, the group of artists laughed, drank, and debated their position in the rapidly shifting cultural landscape.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 9 June 2026
Researchers used meta-analyses and data modeling to estimate alcohol-specific risks for various diseases and injuries, and then compared those hazards to risks in people who never drank.
—Isabella Cueto, STAT, 9 June 2026
Emory drank heavily and was prone to terrifying rages.
—Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Sir Patrick Stewart, Post Malone, Machine Gun Kelly, Gerard Butler, and Luke Bryan are among the other celebrities who have drank from a shoe.
—Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 3 June 2026
The mother and daughter often drank and used marijuana together, investigators found, and communicated almost daily about drinking alcohol.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 3 June 2026
In a 2022 study, adults who drank more sugary drinks were more likely to have excess liver fat and signs of liver fibrosis (scarring).
—Lindsey Desoto, Health, 30 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drank
Verb
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Around noon on Monday, fans in Argentina jerseys slumped at tables and sipped coffees.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
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Legendary ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov, uber-socialite Nan Kempner, and fellow fashion designers Halston, Donna Karan, and Oscar de la Renta sipped champagne from crystal stemware and danced the night away on the main deck.—
Serena Turner,
Vanity Fair,
15 June 2026
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Kara crashes in, all boozed up, having returned to a planet where their super-metabolism doesn’t work.—
Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
20 May 2026
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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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Astronomers analyze these patterns, including which colors are emitted, absorbed or reflected, to gauge the size, temperature and composition of objects in space.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
15 June 2026
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Much of the concern has surrounded chemical sunscreens, which get absorbed into the skin.—
Devika Rao,
TheWeek,
15 June 2026
Verb
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That public has continually widened its gullet and gulped.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Many years had passed since Caity Maple, a Sacramento councilmember, gulped down orange juice.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
10 May 2026
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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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In 2013, a 100-foot-wide sinkhole swallowed entire multi-story residential buildings at Summer Bay Resort in Clermont.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
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The night started with a guarantee, got swallowed by 3-pointers, turned sour at the whistle and somehow ended with the Garden shaking beneath a celebration nobody saw coming.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2026
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While the amount of alcohol imbibed declined in 49 of the 50 states, Nevada bucked the trend.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
15 May 2026
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“Drank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drank. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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