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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2
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
How drivers train The days when F1 drivers smoke and drank before a Grand Prix are long gone.
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James Ellingworth, Sun Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
The Literally, Not OK with Alexis Waters podcast host also drank tequila in her bridal suite and limousine.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
The conflict starts when Jason realizes the horse drank the last beer during their travels, sending him on a hunt for another cold one.
—Ryan Brennan
april 28, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
Many people like me — scientists and coffee enthusiasts — were intrigued by a long-term study that found that those who drank multiple cups of coffee a day were less likely to develop dementia.
—Richard M. Ransohoff, Washington Post, 28 Apr. 2026
The conflict kicks off when Jason realizes the horse drank the last beer, sending him on a quest for another cold one.
—Ryan Brennan
april 28, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026
Some drank wine straight form the bottle.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
O’Sullivan shared dinners with the family, drank with the man’s parents, and would pray with and counsel them, Baillie said.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 19 Apr. 2026
O’Keefe family members had between the two criminal trials filed a civil suit against Read and two bars where Read and O’Keefe had drank the night ahead of his death.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
James Ellingworth, Sun Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
The Literally, Not OK with Alexis Waters podcast host also drank tequila in her bridal suite and limousine.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
The conflict starts when Jason realizes the horse drank the last beer during their travels, sending him on a hunt for another cold one.
—Ryan Brennan
april 28, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
Many people like me — scientists and coffee enthusiasts — were intrigued by a long-term study that found that those who drank multiple cups of coffee a day were less likely to develop dementia.
—Richard M. Ransohoff, Washington Post, 28 Apr. 2026
The conflict kicks off when Jason realizes the horse drank the last beer, sending him on a quest for another cold one.
—Ryan Brennan
april 28, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026
Some drank wine straight form the bottle.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
O’Sullivan shared dinners with the family, drank with the man’s parents, and would pray with and counsel them, Baillie said.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 19 Apr. 2026
O’Keefe family members had between the two criminal trials filed a civil suit against Read and two bars where Read and O’Keefe had drank the night ahead of his death.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drank
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There’s also wine to be sipped at Hornby Heart Vineyard, and cider to be sampled at Fossil Beach Farm.—
Sara Harowitz,
Travel + Leisure,
6 May 2026
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Other guests including Natasha Lyonne, Tyriq Withers and Harris Reed, who arrived late from a dinner hosted by Anna Wintour, sipped custom Don Julio cocktails while taking in panoramic views of the Manhattan skyline.—
Ari Stark,
Footwear News,
4 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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Much of that burden is usually absorbed by galleries or institutional backers.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
4 May 2026
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The research firm added that some of this softness was absorbed by casual fashion categories that reflected the emphasis on wearability and comfort.—
Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
4 May 2026
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With the dead and the wounded sprawled around them, the mocambos gulped the wine from the sacramental chalice.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Mar. 2026
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As studios gulped down profits, talent below and above the line began to demand adequate shares of the pie.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 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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Then, a billion years later, another cell swallowed one without killing it and took the bacterium’s light-harvesting tools for itself.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
4 May 2026
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But in pursuing a solution, poison pills must be swallowed to reshape this team for one more championship run with Jokic.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
4 May 2026
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“Drank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drank. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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