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as in sipping
to swallow in liquid form
guzzled my soda before I could stop him
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as in drinking
to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages
teenagers sneaking out to guzzle in the woods
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Recent Examples of guzzling
On the road, rely more on heated seats than the energy-guzzling cabin heater to beat the cold.
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Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Voter anger over surging electricity prices is spreading across the country and across partisan lines, Jessica Guynn reports, as energy-guzzling AI facilities strain the power grid.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026
The LRDs would naturally fade away as the growing, gas-guzzling black holes hollowed out their cocoons.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 14 Jan. 2026
But Bloom has skyrocketed roughly 400% over the past year, ignited by its emergence as a standalone, onsite power supplier for electricity-guzzling AI data centers.
—Bob Woods, CNBC, 11 Jan. 2026
The idea is to provide electricity-guzzling data centers with round-the-clock clean energy, even when the sun isn’t shining or the wind isn’t blowing.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 Dec. 2025
Water-guzzling industries such as oil and gas have also been built in Iran’s arid and semi-arid regions, adding to the pressure in already fragile areas.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 1 Dec. 2025
Some have called for regulation to protect Americans against job losses driven by automation, shield teenagers from harms caused by chatbots and curb spikes in utility bills linked to the energy-guzzling data centers that power AI technology.
—Arkansas Online, 24 Nov. 2025
Large SUVs and minivans aren't just gas-powered anymore The days of gargantuan SUVs and minivans solely being powered by gas-guzzling massive engines are over.
—Charles Singh, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Nov. 2025
Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Voter anger over surging electricity prices is spreading across the country and across partisan lines, Jessica Guynn reports, as energy-guzzling AI facilities strain the power grid.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026
The LRDs would naturally fade away as the growing, gas-guzzling black holes hollowed out their cocoons.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 14 Jan. 2026
But Bloom has skyrocketed roughly 400% over the past year, ignited by its emergence as a standalone, onsite power supplier for electricity-guzzling AI data centers.
—Bob Woods, CNBC, 11 Jan. 2026
The idea is to provide electricity-guzzling data centers with round-the-clock clean energy, even when the sun isn’t shining or the wind isn’t blowing.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 Dec. 2025
Water-guzzling industries such as oil and gas have also been built in Iran’s arid and semi-arid regions, adding to the pressure in already fragile areas.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 1 Dec. 2025
Some have called for regulation to protect Americans against job losses driven by automation, shield teenagers from harms caused by chatbots and curb spikes in utility bills linked to the energy-guzzling data centers that power AI technology.
—Arkansas Online, 24 Nov. 2025
Large SUVs and minivans aren't just gas-powered anymore The days of gargantuan SUVs and minivans solely being powered by gas-guzzling massive engines are over.
—Charles Singh, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guzzling
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Snack on a Umm Ali pastry while sipping a karak chai (the local spiced tea, a mix of black tea, cardamom and condensed milk found on every street corner).—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Picture sipping coffee as the sun rises over the Rockies, or gliding past red rock canyons en route to Glacier National Park, all from the comfort of a panoramic observation car.—
Paris Wilson,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Jan. 2026
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Galloway is a happy user of both substances, and treats drinking as a pleasure best enjoyed in youth.—
Alexander Nazaryan,
New Yorker,
29 Jan. 2026
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Advice for preventing or treating UTIs has long focused on diet — think cranberry juice, avoiding coffee or drinking more water.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Jan. 2026
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Protostars are messy and dynamic, gulping down material in spurts and fits and ejecting powerful outflows of wind and jets that punch into the surrounding clouds.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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The cayenne pepper lingers on the tongue for a full minute after gulping the shot down.—
April Benshosan,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
5 Dec. 2025
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Ferrara makes no bones about the catastrophic consequences of so much boozing and chasing the dragon on his personal life and finances.—
Nick Pinkerton,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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At the same time, unlike other artists of the bro-country ilk, Aldean personally refrained from boozing it up throughout the show, waiting to pull out a red Solo cup with a shot of tequila in it until there were just 11 minutes left in a set that ran 97.—
Theoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Aug. 2025
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“Guzzling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guzzling. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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