as in sipped
to swallow in liquid form
Friday nights were usually spent wolfing down pizza and pounding down beers
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The duo, with Char Defrancesco and Nick Newbold in tow, were met in the first-floor salon by the sound of a ghost piano as a model sipped from an oversize teacup.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025 -
Regardless, the judges sipped this one in the blind.—
Brad Japhe,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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There was another meeting at Perry’s home in 2021, during which Dixon said the producer again drank too much and allegedly groped Dixon during a good-night hug, according to The Hollywood Reporter.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
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People who work outside drank more sugary drinks than those who work inside, and the same went for families where the head of the household was less educated.—
Seth Borenstein,
Fortune,
8 Sep. 2025
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Forest also had an approach knocked back.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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After 400 that pinnacle drop is the only thing to level you up, and after six months, everyone is getting knocked back down to 200 to do it all over again.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Pounded (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pounded%20%28down%29. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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