as in strange
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
she wears staid business suits, but prefers some quite rum knickers underneath
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as in liquor
a distilled beverage that can make a person drunk
a fiery sermon on the evils of demon rum
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Recent Examples of rum
Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 16 June 2026
After dinner, rum-centric cocktails are served up nightly with vibey tunes and a view of the Grove that stretches all the way to the Bay.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Apr. 2026
Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026
The cocktails change regularly, and there’s always a weekly special such as the recent Trance Dance featuring apple, cinnamon, gingerbread, and rum.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
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Adjective
It is made from 100 percent rye grain that has been wood and peat smoked, and aged in ex-bourbon and new American oak barrels before being finished in ex-rum casks.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 16 June 2026
After dinner, rum-centric cocktails are served up nightly with vibey tunes and a view of the Grove that stretches all the way to the Bay.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
There’s also Unicorn Fuel ($10), a shooter made of rum, orange juice, pineapple juice, and grenadine that comes garnished with a gummy peach ring.
—Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026
The cocktails change regularly, and there’s always a weekly special such as the recent Trance Dance featuring apple, cinnamon, gingerbread, and rum.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rum
Adjective
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Truth is stranger than fiction.—
Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
17 June 2026
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As Photay, Shornstein—a master synthesist and producer—flits between atmospheric house, dubby breakbeat workouts, and chirping electro funk, building his songs’ arrangements into strange, angular shapes.—
Dash Lewis,
Pitchfork,
16 June 2026
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The county’s share of liquor revenue dropped by several hundred thousand dollars, Tripple said, part of a plan executed at the end of the session to divert liquor revenue to state police to make up for straggling wages.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
15 June 2026
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Come get this liquor, come get these drugs, come get this whatever.—
Ronda Racha Penrice,
HollywoodReporter,
15 June 2026
Adjective
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Other members of the cast contribute some sharp edges and moments that are legitimately funny.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
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Someone’s losing their dignity, and that’s funny.—
Jesse David Fox,
Vulture,
18 June 2026
Noun
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In the years after Buffy, Brendon, who did not have any kids, spoke out about struggling with depression as well as alcohol and substance addictions, checking into rehab between multiple arrests, including for domestic violence charges and prescription fraud.—
Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
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Smilianska was never asked to take a test for drugs or alcohol.—
Karen Morfitt,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
Adjective
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In a bizarre scene at the ceremony, his troops stood at attention as Ríos addressed them in a live video feed from a Bogotá prison.—
John Otis,
NPR,
21 June 2026
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This has produced a toxic and bizarre backlash.—
Tom Deignan,
New York Daily News,
21 June 2026
Noun
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The bagpipes, the booze, the kilts!—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
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The boat was later found to contain 61 empty and partially empty booze bottles and cans, after FWC officers pulled the boat from the bay a day after the crash.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
19 June 2026
Adjective
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There’s been a weird weather quirk surrounding the national soccer teams that have made base camps in the Kansas City area.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
15 June 2026
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When the series went back to New York, things got weird.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
Noun
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For drinks, lean on pre-batched cocktails, a help-yourself bar, freezer-door cocktails or wine.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
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Sandlot Social softly opened this week, offering cheap drinks, beer pong, putt-putt and — perhaps most notably — 10 baseball simulators.—
Jenna Thompson
June 18,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026
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“Rum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rum. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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