as in alcohols
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 liquors
After fermenting the beans with a mix of those microbes, the beans were dried and ground to produce cocoa liquors.
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New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2025
In 1919 the United States Congress passed an amendment to the Constitution prohibiting the manufacture, sale, and transportation of intoxicating liquors.
—Harvard Business Review, 14 Oct. 2025
This place packs in the students with delicacies such as the Fishbowl (an enormous mix of liquors), while an older crowd shows up for the Friday fish fry.
—The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
There’s also room divider filled with large glass jars of his damgeum-ju, or infused liquors.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The replacement liquors may sound out of left field but, in fact, have historical precedent.
—Hilary Armstrong, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2025
These colorful drinks are made with natural juices and tropical liquors like Myers’s Dark, Gold, and Coconut rums to create that inviting beachside vibe the park and area is known for.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2025
Guests can also expect to sip on opulent liquors, particularly tequila, including Casa Azul, Don Fulano and Arette, as well as whiskey, including Buffalo Trace.
—Olivia Lee, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2025
Others turned to bathtub distillery operations, creating gin and other liquors at home.
—Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Feb. 2025
New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2025
In 1919 the United States Congress passed an amendment to the Constitution prohibiting the manufacture, sale, and transportation of intoxicating liquors.
—Harvard Business Review, 14 Oct. 2025
This place packs in the students with delicacies such as the Fishbowl (an enormous mix of liquors), while an older crowd shows up for the Friday fish fry.
—The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
There’s also room divider filled with large glass jars of his damgeum-ju, or infused liquors.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The replacement liquors may sound out of left field but, in fact, have historical precedent.
—Hilary Armstrong, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2025
These colorful drinks are made with natural juices and tropical liquors like Myers’s Dark, Gold, and Coconut rums to create that inviting beachside vibe the park and area is known for.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2025
Guests can also expect to sip on opulent liquors, particularly tequila, including Casa Azul, Don Fulano and Arette, as well as whiskey, including Buffalo Trace.
—Olivia Lee, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2025
Others turned to bathtub distillery operations, creating gin and other liquors at home.
—Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for liquors
Noun
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Choosing sugar alcohols or artificial sweeteners over sugar may help with blood sugar management and other aspects of health.—
Brittany Lubeck,
Verywell Health,
22 Oct. 2025
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Made without parabens, soaps or alcohols, the hypoallergenic wipes are great for all skin types, including sensitive skin.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The WhistlePig team traveled to Mexico to learn about both of these drinks, but in the distillery’s usual fashion this was for inspiration and not to actually bring back barrels for cask finishing.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
26 Oct. 2025
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Our friends, Middletown natives, cheered and poured drinks.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Someone occasionally passed out and had to be carried to his room; others drank on the patio where there was camaraderie but no close friendships because their primary interactions were with their bottles.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
26 Oct. 2025
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Bobrovsky decided to follow in the Hall of Famer’s footsteps almost three years ago, gifting wine bottles of his own to his teammates.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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For bones, spirits, and some menacing dolls, here’s where to go for a fright.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
22 Oct. 2025
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Budj Bim assigned the weeping she-oak (Casuarina) trees, whose whispering voices can be heard in the wind, to be the guardian spirits of the landscape.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Many global rums are clean and light by design; Hampden’s are unabashedly expressive—ripe, high-toned, and unmistakable.—
Gina Pace,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Taste Porto’s namesake wines Just across the river in Vila Nova de Gaia are the historic port wine lodges that made the city famous.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
2 Oct. 2025
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Although the Texas High Plains Region and the 290 Wine Trail near Fredericksburg are on the map for Texas wines, one of the flagship names in Texas wine is in Bryan.—
Jill Robbins,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Liquors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liquors. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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