as in liquor
a distilled beverage that can make a person drunk
sailors clamoring for more grog
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Recent Examples of grog
From sly grog shops to speakeasies, people created places to connect and celebrate, even when the world tried to keep them apart.
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Rebecca Styn, Rolling Stone, 13 June 2025
Playes also play companions and grogs that are part of the Chantry.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Krampus Kandy White Stout – The golden ale started as a holiday offering but now is available all year, infused with Highlander grog coffee.
—Marc Bona, cleveland, 12 Dec. 2022
Just a few days earlier, a grog run had gone terribly wrong on the road.
—Michael Robinson Chavez, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2022
The word nog comes from the word grog; or any drink made with rum.
—Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 23 Sep. 2022
As long as the grub and grog kept comin’, and as long as everyone had a few turns gripping and ripping.
—Michael McKnight, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2022
Rebecca Styn, Rolling Stone, 13 June 2025
Playes also play companions and grogs that are part of the Chantry.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Krampus Kandy White Stout – The golden ale started as a holiday offering but now is available all year, infused with Highlander grog coffee.
—Marc Bona, cleveland, 12 Dec. 2022
Just a few days earlier, a grog run had gone terribly wrong on the road.
—Michael Robinson Chavez, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2022
The word nog comes from the word grog; or any drink made with rum.
—Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 23 Sep. 2022
As long as the grub and grog kept comin’, and as long as everyone had a few turns gripping and ripping.
—Michael McKnight, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grog
Noun
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In 1919 the United States Congress passed an amendment to the Constitution prohibiting the manufacture, sale, and transportation of intoxicating liquors.—
Harvard Business Review,
Harvard Business Review,
14 Oct. 2025
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What the discount excludes is deli, meat, beer, wine, liquor and tobacco.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Cucumber water isn’t just a refreshing spa drink; it’s also packed with vitamins, antioxidants, and nutrients that can boost your health.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
17 Oct. 2025
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Behind the front counter reach-in cooler with drinks were at least 30.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Later, when Doyle comes into some mysterious bags of cash, and heads toward the mainland with a bottle of booze, a boat, and one last chance to go out in a blaze of self-immolation, Farrell manages to mix dread and adrenaline into every silent expression.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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Raw, sweaty, and steeped in debauchery, the track chronicles a spiral of booze, heartbreak, and nights lost in a haze of resistol fumes, all layered with his signature gritty rap flow.—
Tere Aguilera,
Billboard,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Of course, the bags don’t actually hide anything; in fact, they are reserved specifically for, and definitively signal, the drinking of alcohol.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2025
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Brian reportedly had 187 milligrams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood while being examined after her death.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Mia’s beverage program will include craft cocktails, craft beer, mezcal and tequila selections, international wines and Caribbean-style rum from Staunton and Ulcickas’s Catalina Rum Company.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Oct. 2025
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The Jamaican edition features a tropical twist with the whisky finished in casks that previously held Jamaican rum — inspired by Treasure Beach on the south coast of the island.—
Kanika Talwar,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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For liquid varieties in bottles, replace after 6 to 12 months.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
19 Oct. 2025
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It's also exceeded its funding goal for the Elio bottle with more than 650 backers on board.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Grog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grog. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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