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Recent Examples of moonshine Although the corn had historically been famously used in making the best illicit moonshine, its legal use in bourbon was novel. Don Tse, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025 The moonshine is made with fresh blackberries grown on Jeptha Creeds farm in Shelby County. Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 17 July 2025 Melky Jean’s grandmother made moonshine back in Haiti. Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 8 July 2025 The family has one outside contact: an on-air acquaintance named Augusta (Elizabeth Saunders), who trades her moonshine for their weed at a nearby depot. Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for moonshine
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Noun
  • Made without parabens, soaps or alcohols, the hypoallergenic wipes are great for all skin types, including sensitive skin.
    Christopher Murray may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Chocolate, caffeine, alcohol, and raw dough all pose serious risks due to toxic ingredients or fermentation byproducts.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Early in the investigation, authorities searched trash cans in the alley outside the Rainbow Room for knives but tested only a few of the liquor bottles in the club for prints.
    Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Struggling to survive in Prohibition Chicago, with the police on their tail and an Irish assassin hot on their tracks, the women resort to crime, selling bootleg liquor to the Irish mob.
    Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Some nuts and seeds are higher in magnesium than others and are smart choices for those looking to boost their intake.
    Jillian Kubala, Health, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Instead of saturated fat, the current guidelines encourage eating foods that are high in unsaturated fat, including nuts, avocados and olive oil, which are linked to lower cardiovascular risk.
    Will Stone, NPR, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • The omakase experience is $80 per person and will include 11 courses and a welcome drink.
    Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • 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
  • Those three garbage-time scores might have bought him another week.
    Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Some Waukesha residents voice concerns The city hasn't kept its $160 garbage and tax collection proposal a secret.
    Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Struggling to survive in Prohibition Chicago, with the police on their tail and an Irish assassin hot on their tracks, the women resort to crime, selling bootleg liquor to the Irish mob.
    Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Giovanni made bootleg liquor during Prohibition to keep his family fed.
    Rachel Linden, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Sub a spiced or dark rum for the white to get more depth and caramely notes.
    Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Moonshine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moonshine. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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