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as in to drink
to swallow in liquid form
an array of colorful and tasty drinks for party guests to imbibe
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Recent Examples of imbibe
Sales of beer, wine and spirits are shrinking fast, as an aging population takes stock of increasingly alarming health findings, and an increasing share of younger generations just say no to imbibing.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Millennials and Gen Xers saw a 14-point fall in the last year alone, with just 56 percent of them now imbibing.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2025
This is important – just think about the difference between a smartphone that sits in your pocket, and a pair of glasses that automatically imbibes all of the information from your field of vision, every moment of every day.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
Growing up in rural Tennessee, my grandfather learned that certain activities — card playing, smoking, imbibing — were sinful.
—Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 July 2025
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Millennials and Gen Xers saw a 14-point fall in the last year alone, with just 56 percent of them now imbibing.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2025
This is important – just think about the difference between a smartphone that sits in your pocket, and a pair of glasses that automatically imbibes all of the information from your field of vision, every moment of every day.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
Growing up in rural Tennessee, my grandfather learned that certain activities — card playing, smoking, imbibing — were sinful.
—Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for imbibe
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Kevin Federline claims that Britney Spears drank while pregnant and did cocaine while breastfeeding in new excerpts from the former dancer’s upcoming memoir, published in several news outlets.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
16 Oct. 2025
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Follow the flickering jack-o-lanterns to The Meadow for games, music and seasonal food and drink around the firepits.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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The posts from my friends and family are still there, but they are absorbed into the flow of brain rot and advertising.—
Julie Beck,
The Atlantic,
16 Oct. 2025
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Cysteine's effects were noted more in the small intestine than any other part of the digestive tract, likely because the small intestine is where most protein is absorbed, the researchers noted.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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If craft cocktails are more your speed, sip for a while at Blue Mountain Bistro to savor their twist on classic drinks.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025
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After, guests sip nonalcoholic stress-relieving tonics together, with ingredients like ashwagandha, at the adjacent bar.—
Devorah Lev-Tov,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Oct. 2025
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Perhaps a whale or a shark would arrive to gulp down the passengers, one by one.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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Both bands specialize in grooves that feel bulbous and fetid: kick drums gulping with fear, flickering guitars evoking lantern light.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Imbibe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imbibe. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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