as in to sip
to swallow in liquid form
supped the broth slowly
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sup
Noun
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Brunch, cocktails, pasta and sushi are all on the way, along with African cuisine, Middle Eastern sips, seafood and steaks.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Jan. 2026 -
By contrast, the surgeon general’s report relies largely on secondary sources and assumes that cancer risk rises with every sip, without identifying a threshold at which harm meaningfully begins.—
Robert M. Kaplan,
STAT,
1 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Food and drink There’s no shortage of food options for hotel guests and visitors stopping by at all hours of the day.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Jan. 2026
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But generally, fewer people are seeking out these whales, so fewer are being made, partly because people are not drinking as many high-octane, high alcohol beers.—
Jay R. Brooks,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Even as dusk descended, people lined up to gulp from public fountains (another blessing), to fill their water bottles, or to splash their bare skin.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Sup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sup. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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