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Recent Examples of slurp Miyake has a wonderful eye and ear for small, perfect details of everyday serenity: Steam rises off a bowl of udon noodles slurped in silence one frosty afternoon, while snow gives way underfoot with a pleasingly muffled crunch and grumble. Guy Lodge, Variety, 24 Aug. 2025 Girl, shut up and slurp Heather Dubrow’s Gumbo Yaya. Brian Moylan, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025 But most of these crooked staties just keep slurping at the trough, forever. Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2025 Open for breakfast and lunch 365 days a year, the nostalgic spot has been griddling melts and filling prescriptions while patrons slurp milkshakes and shoot the breeze at the 82-seat classic soda fountain for as long as most locals can remember. Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 11 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for slurp
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slurp
Verb
  • If craft cocktails are more your speed, sip for a while at Blue Mountain Bistro to savor their twist on classic drinks.
    Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
  • After, guests sip nonalcoholic stress-relieving tonics together, with ingredients like ashwagandha, at the adjacent bar.
    Devorah Lev-Tov, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Perhaps a whale or a shark would arrive to gulp down the passengers, one by one.
    Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Both bands specialize in grooves that feel bulbous and fetid: kick drums gulping with fear, flickering guitars evoking lantern light.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In 2005, LifeStraw offered a clever aid to help more people drink safe water.
    Merrill Fabry, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
  • City Tavern had opened the previous year, backed by a group of wealthy Philadelphians who’d decided there was no place in town that met their standards for decent food and drink.
    Victoria Flexner, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025

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“Slurp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slurp. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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