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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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Andrea's mental health reportedly further deteriorated after she and Rusty, who married in 1993, welcomed their first four children together.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026 -
Morgan Geekie, who had welcomed a baby boy named Max on Saturday with his wife Emma, was playing with that energy that often comes to players who’ve just had children born.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
14 Jan. 2026
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The Super Bowl ad is the latest move by a president and administration that have fully embraced professional sports as a prime venue to deliver their message.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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Gonzalez also embraced the trend, wearing a sheer black corset top of her own.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
12 Jan. 2026
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Shapiro has enjoyed robust public approval ratings and carries a reputation as a disciplined messenger and powerhouse fundraiser.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Yates subsequently joined the San Diego Padres and enjoyed the longest sustained success of his career before bouncing to Atlanta, Texas and the Dodgers over the past three seasons.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Drunk (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drunk%20%28in%29. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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