as in potable
suitable for drinking
technically, that cheap stuff may be wine, but it's hardly drinkable
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Recent Examples of drinkable
Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 12 May 2025
Gifts that give back Mothers everywhere want the same things for their children: nutritious food to eat, drinkable water, vaccines to protect against disease.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
Ella Nilsen, CNN, 15 Aug. 2023
Also, these products may contain synthetic materials and chemical agents that can harm wildlife and strain the treatment process that helps make water drinkable.
—cleveland, 1 May 2020
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Adjective
The Doma Deep Instant manages to be extremely drinkable while also having, well, depth at the same time.
—Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 12 May 2025
Gifts that give back Mothers everywhere want the same things for their children: nutritious food to eat, drinkable water, vaccines to protect against disease.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
Noun
And states and individual water districts are also submitting applications for additional funding to support long-term projects including drip irrigation, ripping out water-intensive grass from cities, or investing in desalination plants to make ocean water or brackish water drinkable.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 15 Aug. 2023
Also, these products may contain synthetic materials and chemical agents that can harm wildlife and strain the treatment process that helps make water drinkable.
—cleveland, 1 May 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drinkable
Adjective
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The seasonal operation typically occurs in late spring or early summer to meet rising demand for potable water.—
Bay City News Service,
Mercury News,
31 May 2025
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Utilizing biochar, a low-cost, biodegradable material as a photothermal agent, efficiently converts seawater into potable water through interfacial solar evaporation.—
Dr. Reji Thomas,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
Noun
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En-suite bathrooms boast both indoor and outdoor bathtubs (stone inside; copper outside) and showers, while air conditioning, high-speed wifi, and a minibar brimming with drinks and homemade goodies round out the long list of amenities.—
Alexandra Kirkman,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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Consumers are increasingly interested in more enjoyable formats — think drinks and snacks over powders.—
Emily Burns,
Footwear News,
9 June 2025
Adjective
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Flathead is the largest natural freshwater lake west of the Mississippi, with clean, crystalline waters cradled in the Flathead Valley by the Mission Mountains to the east and the Salish Mountains to the west.—
Deb Hopewell,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Feb. 2023
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Think about it: the record companies forced them to be clean cut and preppy and all those things.—
Gary Gerard Hamilton,
Anchorage Daily News,
3 Feb. 2023
Noun
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Carlotto said the interior resembled a nightclub, with a counter staffed by bartenders and stocked with alcoholic beverages, a dance floor and a DJ.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2025
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The food and beverage industry is full of men, and Anne would go toe-to-toe with the best of them.—
Michael Nied,
People.com,
19 June 2025
Adjective
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Finding my bald community instilled in me a fresh perspective on life and helped reconstruct my sense of self.—
Shamsha Damani,
Health,
13 June 2025
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Lots of bezel settings, bright bold colored gemstones, and fresh takes on timeless pearls.—
Thomas Waller,
Footwear News,
13 June 2025
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“Drinkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drinkable. Accessed 23 Jun. 2025.
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