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or drank (in)
as in welcomed
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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Verb
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Simons married his wife Annie in 2008, and the couple welcomed twins in 2011.—
Skyler Trepel,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025 -
The booming, familiar voice of Kevin Harlan welcomed everyone.—
Andrew Marchand,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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There, surrounded by mobsters, the future moviemaker embraced Catholicism and the Italian code of omertà.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Oct. 2025
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Meghann Fahy Fahy embraced romantic sensibility in her look from Chloé’s fall 2025 collection.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
31 Oct. 2025
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Kenny has enjoyed critical success with his previous shorts.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
4 Nov. 2025
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Bailey brought him home for a second night, where Saito caught up on laundry, enjoyed a hot shower and cooked udon noodles for his hosts.—
Kelly Meyerhofer,
jsonline.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Drunk (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drunk%20%28in%29. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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