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
Thompson grew up in Telluride, so he’s seen – and drank – his fair share of Flatliners.
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Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
One study found that participants who drank tea heated to 149 degrees Fahrenheit(65 degrees Celsius) experienced more positive emotional responses, including happiness and satisfaction.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 5 Feb. 2026
While the newborn or their mother has not been identified, the New Mexico Department of Health said in a press release that health officials believe the most likely source of the infection was unpasteurized milk the infant's mother drank during pregnancy.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
In August 2025, Florida health officials warned about the dangers of consuming unpasteurized milk after 21 people in the northeast and central parts of the state drank raw milk from the same farm and fell ill.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
If the baldly stated white supremacism that now fills up my X feed is any guide, that reborn entity drank lots of raw milk and grew up with strong bones and teeth.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 1 Feb. 2026
Last summer, a Gallup poll found that only fifty-four per cent of Americans drank, the lowest share in nearly a century.
—Alexander Nazaryan, New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2026
The report references the case of a detainee at an ICE facility who drank tap water that was contaminated with high levels of chlorine.
—Lautaro Grinspan, AJC.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Supposedly built over a plague pit, Christ Church looms over the Ten Bells pub, where at least two of the Ripper’s victims were said to have drank before they were murdered.
—Hari Kunzru, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
One study found that participants who drank tea heated to 149 degrees Fahrenheit(65 degrees Celsius) experienced more positive emotional responses, including happiness and satisfaction.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 5 Feb. 2026
While the newborn or their mother has not been identified, the New Mexico Department of Health said in a press release that health officials believe the most likely source of the infection was unpasteurized milk the infant's mother drank during pregnancy.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
In August 2025, Florida health officials warned about the dangers of consuming unpasteurized milk after 21 people in the northeast and central parts of the state drank raw milk from the same farm and fell ill.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
If the baldly stated white supremacism that now fills up my X feed is any guide, that reborn entity drank lots of raw milk and grew up with strong bones and teeth.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 1 Feb. 2026
Last summer, a Gallup poll found that only fifty-four per cent of Americans drank, the lowest share in nearly a century.
—Alexander Nazaryan, New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2026
The report references the case of a detainee at an ICE facility who drank tap water that was contaminated with high levels of chlorine.
—Lautaro Grinspan, AJC.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Supposedly built over a plague pit, Christ Church looms over the Ten Bells pub, where at least two of the Ripper’s victims were said to have drank before they were murdered.
—Hari Kunzru, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drank
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Briana Voss of Long Grove sipped hot chocolate with son Bennett, 11.—
Karie Angell Luc,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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Last year, at a bar, Mary noticed that the same friend had hardly sipped her drink.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Aggie is boozed enough to think this is funny rather than disturbing.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
13 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Instead, the sun's heat is absorbed, helping to make the Arctic the fastest warming place on Earth.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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This means that in practice, families often absorbed costs, doctors improvised, and communities carried the burden.—
Abrar Mir,
Fortune,
9 Feb. 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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Everywhere the Patriots went, the Seahawks swallowed them.—
Jerry Brewer,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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With the longer-term future of HBO Max somewhat uncertain given what could happen if it gets swallowed up by one of the world’s biggest streamers, Perrette pushed back on the idea that Netflix top brass would be unhappy with HBO Max rolling out across the world.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Drank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drank. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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