as in drinks
to swallow in liquid form
slowly sipping the hot soup
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Recent Examples of sips
Fielding Buck,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
Here’s where to get a taste of the SF’s most iconic sips.
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Virginia Miller,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
8 June 2026
And an inability to keep down even small sips of water without sprinting to the bathroom with yet more explosive diarrhea.
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Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 June 2026
The winery is both family- and dog-friendly, offers juice boxes for kids and gives little ones plenty of room to roam between sips.
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Lauren Schuster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 June 2026
After sipping on drink after drink, our testers selected seven sips that bubbled up above the rest.
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Sonal Dutt,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
After a few sips of the Kool Aid, that sort of thing hits just right.
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Byron Hurd,
The Drive,
3 June 2026
Two decades of sun, sips, and seaside celebration—and the Del Mar Village Association (DMVA) is marking the milestone in style.
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News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 June 2026
The feeder includes four feeding ports and is encircled by a perch if your backyard birds are in need of rest between sips.
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Brittany Vanderbill,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 May 2026
Mike Winters
mickey Todiwala,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
This is a rum that sips well beyond its relatively low strength, with deep notes of cherry, chocolate, maple, spice, and oak on the palate.
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Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
29 May 2026
The Bitcoin Ticket Miner submits your ticket for every draw, around the clock, from a compact device that barely sips power.
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Stackcommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
26 May 2026
Group support Wrapped in a fleece jacket, Sarah sips white wine from a stemmed glass.
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Gerald Witt,
AJC.com,
1 Mar. 2026
Nasser adds a spoonful to her chia cherry water recipe and sips the fiber-rich drink slowly during the evenings.
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Devinder Bains,
Vogue,
20 Feb. 2026
Lindsay Lohan sips on a tasty treat to kick off the 3rd Annual Betch of the Year with Dunkin'.
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Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
3 Dec. 2025
Noun
Trendy sips include refreshers, cold coffees and dirty sodas.
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Fielding Buck,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
Here’s where to get a taste of the SF’s most iconic sips.
—
Virginia Miller,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
8 June 2026
And an inability to keep down even small sips of water without sprinting to the bathroom with yet more explosive diarrhea.
—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 June 2026
The winery is both family- and dog-friendly, offers juice boxes for kids and gives little ones plenty of room to roam between sips.
—
Lauren Schuster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 June 2026
After sipping on drink after drink, our testers selected seven sips that bubbled up above the rest.
—
Sonal Dutt,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
After a few sips of the Kool Aid, that sort of thing hits just right.
—
Byron Hurd,
The Drive,
3 June 2026
Two decades of sun, sips, and seaside celebration—and the Del Mar Village Association (DMVA) is marking the milestone in style.
—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 June 2026
The feeder includes four feeding ports and is encircled by a perch if your backyard birds are in need of rest between sips.
—
Brittany Vanderbill,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 May 2026
Verb
Michelle Yeung sips a matcha drink.
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Mike Winters
mickey Todiwala,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
This is a rum that sips well beyond its relatively low strength, with deep notes of cherry, chocolate, maple, spice, and oak on the palate.
—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
29 May 2026
The Bitcoin Ticket Miner submits your ticket for every draw, around the clock, from a compact device that barely sips power.
—
Stackcommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
26 May 2026
Group support Wrapped in a fleece jacket, Sarah sips white wine from a stemmed glass.
—
Gerald Witt,
AJC.com,
1 Mar. 2026
Nasser adds a spoonful to her chia cherry water recipe and sips the fiber-rich drink slowly during the evenings.
—
Devinder Bains,
Vogue,
20 Feb. 2026
Lindsay Lohan sips on a tasty treat to kick off the 3rd Annual Betch of the Year with Dunkin'.
—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
3 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sips
Noun
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But in 2019, the group started to tighten the energy efficiency standard in gulps.
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Iraqis breathed a few gulps of freedom before secular warfare between Sunni and Shia militias began tearing the country apart.
Verb
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Earlier this month, a Manhattan bar ran a promotion promising to comp customers’ drinks if the Knicks won the first game of the NBA Finals, per the New York Times.
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Additionally, the oil burner should get better fuel mileage than a small-block, and maybe even the TurboMax four-cylinder, as that thing drinks fuel when the turbo spools.
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“Sips.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sips. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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