as in to sip
to swallow in liquid form
Friday nights were usually spent wolfing down pizza and pounding down beers
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Inside, crackling fires create inviting places to sip a bourbon cocktail.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2026 -
The same insect can munch leaves in summer as a caterpillar, sleep through winter as a pupa, and sip flower nectar in spring as a butterfly.—
Andrew Coletti,
Popular Science,
12 Mar. 2026
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The food and drink The restaurant, Café Montesol, pays homage to the hotel’s historic past life.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 Mar. 2026
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Ramadan is the month that Muslims fast from food and drink from sun up to sun down in an effort to form a deeper connection with God, without the distractions of worldly temptations.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
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As studios gulped down profits, talent below and above the line began to demand adequate shares of the pie.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026
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Easy to say, hard to do when money is tight, but these companies gulp hard and do it.—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Pound (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pound%20%28down%29. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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