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as in to sip
to swallow in liquid form
hastily gulping down the last of her tea before rushing out the door
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Recent Examples of gulp
Nolan Finley, Twin Cities, 6 Mar. 2026
Ahead of a 40-minute conversation about his starting rotation, the New York Mets’ new 35-year-old pitching coach takes a gulp from a can of unsweetened, black cold brew coffee.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
Easy to say, hard to do when money is tight, but these companies gulp hard and do it.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Iraqis breathed a few gulps of freedom before secular warfare between Sunni and Shia militias began tearing the country apart.
—Nolan Finley, Twin Cities, 6 Mar. 2026
Ahead of a 40-minute conversation about his starting rotation, the New York Mets’ new 35-year-old pitching coach takes a gulp from a can of unsweetened, black cold brew coffee.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
Verb
As studios gulped down profits, talent below and above the line began to demand adequate shares of the pie.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
Easy to say, hard to do when money is tight, but these companies gulp hard and do it.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gulp
Noun
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Consumers Want Cocktails With Less Work The annoying part of a cocktail usually happens before the first sip.—
Noel Burgess,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Best drink spots in Charlotte Plot Twist A great option for a group where some like a sip of something alcoholic and some do not.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
22 May 2026
Verb
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Food and drink 1 Hotel Toronto features four restaurants and bars.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 May 2026
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San Francisco’s wellness-forward culture has made zero proof drinks a default rather than an afterthought.—
Lauren Schuster,
Kansas City Star,
22 May 2026
Verb
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If inhaled at high levels, these fumes can aggravate a person’s lungs, causing coughing, wheezing and chest tightness.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
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That show was based on the true story of the Corby poisonings, in which pregnant women inhaled toxic waste from a closed steel mill in England, leading to severe birth defects.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
20 May 2026
Verb
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Defenseman John Carlson made a weak play off his forehand along the left-wing wall that was devoured by Ivan Barbashev, who snuck the puck past Granlund to Dorofeyev for a goal from the slot.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
15 May 2026
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Tom Sturridge, though, sweeps in to devour the screen as fictional oligarch Dmitri Sidorov, a flashy sort who drives a wedge between Baranov and his romantic interest Ksenia (Alicia Vikander).—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
13 May 2026
Verb
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The last decade has seen legacy media companies stagnate or shrink as tech giants like Apple, Amazon, Google and Netflix poured resources into entertainment and sports, gobbling up companies like MGM and stealing market share from traditional Hollywood players.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
18 May 2026
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His 40-yard bunker shot was sublime and set up a 6-foot birdie on the 13th hole, the reachable par 4 that moments earlier gobbled up McIlroy and Schauffele.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 May 2026
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“Gulp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gulp. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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