as in alcohol
a distilled beverage that can make a person drunk
he's been known to partake of strong drink now and then
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Recent Examples of strong drink
So having a single set limit that applies to everyone on a plane might not make sense because one person may be able to have one drink and be fine, and another person may have one strong drink and be completely lost.
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Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2024
Figuring out their road requires a blindfold, dart board and a strong drink.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2024
The hot and sweaty space, a shanty made of wood pieces and tin, holds a crowd of locals swaying drunkenly to the music, sipping strong drinks, and dancing despite the temperature.
—Korsha Wilson, Bon Appétit, 11 Mar. 2024
What better way to bond than over a strong drink?
—Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping, 26 Aug. 2022
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Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2024
Figuring out their road requires a blindfold, dart board and a strong drink.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2024
The hot and sweaty space, a shanty made of wood pieces and tin, holds a crowd of locals swaying drunkenly to the music, sipping strong drinks, and dancing despite the temperature.
—Korsha Wilson, Bon Appétit, 11 Mar. 2024
What better way to bond than over a strong drink?
—Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping, 26 Aug. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strong drink
Noun
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His blood alcohol content was later found to be nearly twice the legal limit to drive a vehicle, state police said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2025
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These criteria include disorders related to alcohol, cannabis, cocaine, prescription drugs and other substances.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
Noun
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In 1939, the Mint Julep became the official drink of the Kentucky Derby.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Cool, 52, agreed, calling Slurpees a drink that brings instant joy.—
Pamela Chelin,
People.com,
3 May 2025
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While Unicorn is becoming a high-end investment platform for some, Marquis, 36, a bartender at the Franklin Tap who lives in Uptown, is using it more like an exotic corner liquor store and has multiple bids in this week’s auction.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2025
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Baijiu is the world’s most popular liquor by volume, most commonly distilled from sorghum, but also from rice, wheat, corn and millet.—
Claudia Alarcón,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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Before Kimmel, Obama, and Biden hit the stage to toss bons mots back and forth in a cozy Q. & A., there was a series of private receptions, called clutches, plus photo lines and free-flowing booze and hors d’œuvres.—
Jake Tapper,
New Yorker,
13 May 2025
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Attendees regularly visited New York City, dined on chilled shellfish, drank free booze, collected TV-star autographs and met up with TV ad-sales executives and media buyers from their current agency of record.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
11 May 2025
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In the indictment against Combs filed in September 2024, prosecutors alleged that federal authorities found 1,000 bottles of baby oil after raiding the mogul's homes, though his attorney disputed the number.—
Elizabeth Rosner,
People.com,
13 May 2025
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In 2024, American consumers imported 26.9 million bottles of Champagne, making the U.S. the world's largest Champagne export market.—
Rebecca Rosman,
NPR,
13 May 2025
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The cycle continues Martinez and another pledge were ordered to finish a half-gallon of rum between them, and Martinez’s blood-alcohol content was measured at 0.372 after his death, almost five times the legal limit, his family previously said in a statement.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
3 May 2025
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Volume trends for rum (-8.22%), brandy/Cognac (-8.93%), and gin (-4.99%) also declined for the year.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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“Strong drink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strong%20drink. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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