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
Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 19 Dec. 2024
By Caroline Tien April 8, 2025 Breakfast smoothies are amazing across the board, but one in particular has really captured our hearts recently: a hyper-creamy option that tastes like a drinkable cinnamon bun.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 8 Apr. 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
One Colorado distillery has decided to try to turn a particularly bad event into something positive, or at least something drinkable, by using aspen wood that was burned in a wildfire to finish its new Big Blaze Bourbon.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 19 Dec. 2024
By Caroline Tien April 8, 2025 Breakfast smoothies are amazing across the board, but one in particular has really captured our hearts recently: a hyper-creamy option that tastes like a drinkable cinnamon bun.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 8 Apr. 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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Everyone should know their exit strategy and keep potable water and flashlights on hand.—
Jeff Roth,
New York Daily News,
23 Apr. 2025
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Detainees also have 24-hour access to potable water from the sinks located within their housing units.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Bristol City’s focus on using local food and drink also helps increase buy-in as fans have an attachment to local businesses.—
Steve Price,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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The package includes free breakfast for your plus-one (no more sneaking snacks away from the conference), a signature drink each night (perfect for unwinding after your workday ends), and 1,000 bonus IHG One Rewards points.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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At the end of the dredging, sediment that’s not placed on the beach could be left in the pit and covered with a layer of clean sand.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Feb. 2023
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The clean, bright walls along with colorful rugs and hardwood floors can seem impossible for people living in apartments.—
Kaitlyn Keegan,
Hartford Courant,
3 Feb. 2023
Noun
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From creative festivals and outdoor adventures to craft beverages and gastronomic delights, the mountain folks put their best foot forward to take care of their own while welcoming visitors from all over the globe.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
20 Apr. 2025
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This color additive is widely found in foods (for example, beverages, desserts, candy, and breakfast cereals), drugs, and cosmetics.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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No food dyes, no goopy corn syrup—just fresh, springy flavors.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2025
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Offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels has a history of rotating running backs to keep them fresh while carving out specific roles on third down.—
Chad Graff,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Drinkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drinkable. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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