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Recent Examples of teetotal
The teetotal actor launched nonalcoholic beer brand, BERO, in October.
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Paul Rhodes, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
The Kansas men’s team, for instance, celebrated its national title last year with a water bottle waterfall over Coach Bill Self’s head — a teetotal rendition of the champagne squalls typically seen from championship-winning pro teams.
—Andrew Keh, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2023
Adolf Hitler, on the other hand, was teetotal.
—Kyle Smith, National Review, 3 Dec. 2020
The largest study of the most recent data in the UK shows that in 2019, 16-to-25-year-olds were the most likely to be teetotal, with 26% not drinking, compared to the least likely generation (55-to-74-year-olds).
—Angela Lei, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2023
While the pandemic spurred many, like Ms. Cliffe, to alter habits, Britain’s teetotal movement has risen steadily since the turn of the millennium.
—Shafi Musaddique, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Jan. 2022
According to the latest data from the Australian Institue of Health And Welfare, this makes Jenine one of a growing number of people who are teetotal.
—Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com, 10 Jan. 2022
Alcohol is also forbidden, but Lukaku has always been teetotal, so this has not come as much of a problem for him.
—SI.com, 30 Aug. 2019
The adulation heaped on the deal by those who usually excoriate him reportedly thrilled the president, a teetotal non-smoker whose chief addiction is praise.
—The Economist, 14 Sep. 2017
Paul Rhodes, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
The Kansas men’s team, for instance, celebrated its national title last year with a water bottle waterfall over Coach Bill Self’s head — a teetotal rendition of the champagne squalls typically seen from championship-winning pro teams.
—Andrew Keh, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2023
Adolf Hitler, on the other hand, was teetotal.
—Kyle Smith, National Review, 3 Dec. 2020
The largest study of the most recent data in the UK shows that in 2019, 16-to-25-year-olds were the most likely to be teetotal, with 26% not drinking, compared to the least likely generation (55-to-74-year-olds).
—Angela Lei, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2023
While the pandemic spurred many, like Ms. Cliffe, to alter habits, Britain’s teetotal movement has risen steadily since the turn of the millennium.
—Shafi Musaddique, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Jan. 2022
According to the latest data from the Australian Institue of Health And Welfare, this makes Jenine one of a growing number of people who are teetotal.
—Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com, 10 Jan. 2022
Alcohol is also forbidden, but Lukaku has always been teetotal, so this has not come as much of a problem for him.
—SI.com, 30 Aug. 2019
The adulation heaped on the deal by those who usually excoriate him reportedly thrilled the president, a teetotal non-smoker whose chief addiction is praise.
—The Economist, 14 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teetotal
Adjective
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Some have evolved exceedingly specific diets—diets that would put even the most abstemious human to shame.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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The solution offered up by some: the sort of abstemious, low-fat, often vegetarian, diets that had been prescribed as lust-control regimens only decades earlier.—
Rachel Hope Cleves / Made by History,
TIME,
14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Season 1 of The Hunting Party averaged 4.2 million total viewers (with delayed playback).—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
12 May 2025
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Puerto Rico continues to lead U.S. exports of pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing, representing nearly 20% of total U.S. exports in 2020, according to the bureau.—
Dánica Coto,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2025
Adjective
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The box’s ability to keep its contents dry has earned it lots of praise.—
Clint Davis,
People.com,
3 May 2025
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Atopic dermatitis, a type of eczema, causes dry, itchy, and inflamed skin.—
Susan Bard,
Health,
3 May 2025
Adjective
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With utter naturalism, Kulumbegashvili and her star dramatize a cruel, sexist reality that’s as unescapable as that inexplicable creature that repeatedly invades the story, its faceless presence a chilling, surreal metaphor for a society preying on Nina and her patients.—
Tim Grierson,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2025
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Both looked to the heavens — well, the Ball Arena rafters — in utter disbelief.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
Adjective
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The president’s first pick to be the U.S. attorney for D.C., Ed Martin, was an unqualified wreck who was opposed by even Republican senators, causing Trump to replace him with Pirro.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
11 May 2025
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In six flights, Alpha has amassed just two unqualified successes.—
Daniel Larlham,
ArsTechnica,
2 May 2025
Adjective
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Spanish canals operated in a temperate climate and were managed by individual farmers who could maintain or increase their water flow.—
Ari Caramanica,
The Conversation,
8 Apr. 2025
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In fact, the more temperate weather can be the best time to snuggle up outside, sit by a fire pit, and enjoy a new piece of outdoor furniture.—
Shea Simmons,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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Loyalty and Centralized Power Imperial China placed immense value on absolute loyalty to the emperor.—
Frank Lavin,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Between these six players, Toronto and Florida have some of the absolute best players in the world going head-to-head.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
Adjective
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And so that was my struggle throughout the whole scene — just trying not to cry.—
Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
5 May 2025
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There’s a camera grip that also attaches to the bottom of the case to turn the whole setup into something resembling a camera.—
Ben Sin,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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“Teetotal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teetotal. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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