as in sips
to swallow in liquid form
supped the broth slowly
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sups
Noun
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The owner of Massoni's Italian Restaurant in Perry Hall said Nelson left her restaurant on Wednesday, April 8, without paying after he was cut off from any more drinks.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026 -
Back in 2023, Panera was involved in multiple lawsuits due to its line of Charged Lemonade drinks.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Group support Wrapped in a fleece jacket, Sarah sips white wine from a stemmed glass.—
Gerald Witt,
AJC.com,
1 Mar. 2026
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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
Noun
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But in 2019, the group started to tighten the energy efficiency standard in gulps.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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Iraqis breathed a few gulps of freedom before secular warfare between Sunni and Shia militias began tearing the country apart.—
Nolan Finley,
Twin Cities,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Sups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sups. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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