LIQUORING (UP) Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

liquoring (up)

verb

present participle of liquor (up)

as in drinking

to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages the men liquored up at the roadhouse and then thought it would be a good idea to go hunting

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How to protect yourself When traveling to areas where cyclospriasis is endemic — including tropical or subtropical regions — avoid drinking tap water.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Some jokes, including a riff on the history of the Wright Brothers, feel vaguely Dada, as if Marino and Wain had spent a long, happy stretch of aimless days drinking coffee and free-associating.

— Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 July 2026

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Still, Garance’s death stare into the void, where this woman is still hard-boozing 90 minutes into the movie, starts to run its premise thin despite Exarchopoulos’ terrific and totally internalized turn.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 May 2026
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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