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
Giovanni drank himself into an early grave.
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Rachel Linden, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Marathon runners collapsing at the finish line often drank too much plain water, not too little.
—Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Women who drank more soft drinks were more likely to be diagnosed with depression and to report more severe symptoms.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
All meals included water, but participants drank similar amounts regardless of spiciness.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 26 Sep. 2025
Indigenous cultures in the region placed high value in cacao as a sacred crop, exchanged as a form of currency and made into a frothy, warm bitter beverage drank at key events in social and religious life, Chocolate Affairs Magazine said.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025
According to Bed Bug Biology and Behavior, the bed bugs wriggling under hotel sheets the world over right now descend from cave-dwelling insects that originally drank bat blood.
—Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Sep. 2025
After analysis, researchers discovered that when people drank raspberry leaf tea after consuming sucrose, their blood glucose and insulin levels were significantly reduced.
—Christina Manian, Health, 19 Sep. 2025
The reporters drank for lunch and for dinner, and some stayed up late, talking politics over cocktails.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Rachel Linden, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Marathon runners collapsing at the finish line often drank too much plain water, not too little.
—Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Women who drank more soft drinks were more likely to be diagnosed with depression and to report more severe symptoms.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
All meals included water, but participants drank similar amounts regardless of spiciness.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 26 Sep. 2025
Indigenous cultures in the region placed high value in cacao as a sacred crop, exchanged as a form of currency and made into a frothy, warm bitter beverage drank at key events in social and religious life, Chocolate Affairs Magazine said.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025
According to Bed Bug Biology and Behavior, the bed bugs wriggling under hotel sheets the world over right now descend from cave-dwelling insects that originally drank bat blood.
—Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Sep. 2025
After analysis, researchers discovered that when people drank raspberry leaf tea after consuming sucrose, their blood glucose and insulin levels were significantly reduced.
—Christina Manian, Health, 19 Sep. 2025
The reporters drank for lunch and for dinner, and some stayed up late, talking politics over cocktails.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drank
Verb
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Svetlana sipped a fancy mixture of espresso and orange juice.—
Nina Khrushcheva,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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Russell sipped alcohol straight from the bottle and Ivaniukas triumphantly held up her ring for the celebratory photo op.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Caffeine is absorbed into your blood.—
Carley Millhone,
Health,
4 Oct. 2025
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Heavy fuel oil also produces black carbon, a kind of soot that can settle on the ice and accelerate melt by darkening the surface, meaning more of the sun’s energy is absorbed.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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So the 46,000 at the Stadium of Light gulped again.—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Art concerns particularities of human existence framed by the big picture, but the picture has swallowed the frame.—
Kate Colby
October 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
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Reeves and Winter are often swallowed up by the bottomless void their characters occupy, with very little room to let loose and play.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Tiny reveled about her husband on her own Instagram.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
3 Sep. 2019
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“Drank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drank. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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