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drinks (in)

verb

present tense third-person singular of drink (in)
as in welcomes
to receive or accept gladly or readily the studio audience for the infomercial seemed to drink in—a little too readily—every word of the host's spiel

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  1. welcomes
  2. embraces
Verb
  • In her pole dance studio, Mariana Alom welcomes other young Cuban women who, like her, chose Miami as the place to build a new life.
    — Maykel Gonzalez, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Andrew Ko Glendale The Los Angeles Times welcomes expressions of all views.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of welcomes
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  • The impressive density of this overload, which embraces the possibilities of relatively new technology to find novel ways to deliver and compress context, diminishes as Carter is drawn to Japan by Izumi Adachi (Kiko Mizuhara).
    — Vadim Rizov, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026
  • This highly entertaining but nonetheless gentle show never preaches, never takes itself too seriously and embraces everyone in its orbit, all qualities that tend to lead to success in the theater.
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of embraces
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“Drinks (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drinks%20%28in%29. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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