as in alcohol
a distilled beverage that can make a person drunk
you can't order liquor in a bar until you're 21 years old
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Recent Examples of liquor
Earlier this year, Non Plus Ultra sued Denver for denying it a liquor license; that case is ongoing.
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Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2025
There were multiple missing and damaged ceiling tiles in the liquor and office storage room, another repeat violation.
—Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
The caller saw the man enter a liquor store.
—Alexandra Hardle, AZCentral.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Jenny Vergara, a spokeswoman for the company, told The Star Clementine’s is still navigating the approval process of liquor laws in Kansas but hopes to offer its boozy flavors soon.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
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Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2025
There were multiple missing and damaged ceiling tiles in the liquor and office storage room, another repeat violation.
—Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
The caller saw the man enter a liquor store.
—Alexandra Hardle, AZCentral.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Jenny Vergara, a spokeswoman for the company, told The Star Clementine’s is still navigating the approval process of liquor laws in Kansas but hopes to offer its boozy flavors soon.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for liquor
Noun
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Powell gave up alcohol during filming.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
30 Sep. 2025
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The outlets added that Flores is on probation from a 2023 conviction involving a gun and DUI, which bars him from possessing firearms or drinking alcohol.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The question, delivered via pay phone, is an old security prompt, and Bob, with a memory fried by pot and booze, cannot remember the answer.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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During Prohibition, waiters famously slipped sips of bootleg booze to patrons from flasks tucked inside their apron pockets.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The omakase experience is $80 per person and will include 11 courses and a welcome drink.—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Each card had a corresponding cocktail that went with it, which left the final drink of the night in fate’s hands.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Since developing the coffee program at Yum Village, where Nyles crafted coffee beverages infused with Afro-Caribbean flavors like lattes flavored with buttered rum and scotch bonnets, Hold Me Closer XX is now located inside the Corktown production studio 1301 Studios.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Sub a spiced or dark rum for the white to get more depth and caramely notes.—
Marianne Williams,
Southern Living,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Empty, plastic reusable bottles.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Oct. 2025
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Of course, this will all vary depending on which barrel your bottle comes from, and whether or not any of these are relevant sense memories for you.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Liquor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liquor. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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