as in alcohol
illegally produced liquor
one sip of the hillbilly's potent mountain dew left inexperienced drinkers gasping
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At live events, Gen Z drinks approximately 25% less alcohol than Millennials and older cohorts, favoring alcohol-free options and sophisticated mocktails instead.—
Zoryana Zagorodnya,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025 -
Whether naturally occurring or added by the winemaker, the role of yeast in wine production is to digest sugar and produce alcohol, which remains in the wine, and carbon dioxide, which is released as gas.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
17 June 2025
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Don’t let the green mist tinged with white lightning and rotating cosmic orifices fool you, however: Ingesting psychedelic drugs is not recommended before watching this film.—
Katie Rife,
IndieWire,
12 Mar. 2025
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Above the patch is another white lightning bolt.—
Omari Sankofa II,
Detroit Free Press,
1 Nov. 2021
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For so long, among an army of foes, cocaine led the charge, but, in time, so did the booze.—
Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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The next day, the FWC found 61 empty booze bottles and cans on the boat, which had been carrying 12 underage girls.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2025
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Unlike official remixes, these bootlegs aren’t commissioned or licensed, but in some situations, they’re embraced by the EDM community as a way to share one’s love for music or pay homage to other artists.—
London School of Economics,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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Povenmire jokes that if Disney doesn’t do it, then bootlegs sell.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
21 May 2025
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“Mountain dew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mountain%20dew. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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