as in drinks
to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages
frat boys lushing up on beer during freshman rush
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drinks
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Researchers have linked microplastics in tea bags, coffee pods, tap water and heated plastic containers to billions of particles entering food and drinks people consume daily.—
Ryan Brennan
May 11,
Miami Herald,
11 May 2026 -
How will drinks work without the self-service soda machines?—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 May 2026
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“Lushes (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lushes%20%28up%29. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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