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Recent Examples of teetotal
Luxury brands, too, are progressively tapping into catering for an audience that’s closer to becoming teetotal than any other generation.
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Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 28 June 2025
No, again — the man sitting here today is virtually teetotal.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 6 June 2025
The teetotal actor launched nonalcoholic beer brand, BERO, in October.
—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
Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 28 June 2025
No, again — the man sitting here today is virtually teetotal.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 6 June 2025
The teetotal actor launched nonalcoholic beer brand, BERO, in October.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teetotal
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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
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Russia’s military budget is some 40% of its total public spending – more than 6% of its GDP.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
29 June 2025
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Anyone who picks a winner on that initial wager will secure $150 in total bonuses.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 June 2025
Adjective
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Then plant ones that prefer dry soil, such as junipers, sedums, and yuccas elsewhere.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
5 July 2025
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Then, hold off on watering again until the soil is dry.—
Chris McKeown,
The Enquirer,
5 July 2025
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The bagels were utter perfection to my mind, taste buds and insidees, and a spell of satisfaction and euphoria took over.—
Michelle Greenwald,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The stage production was an utter spectacle, with beaming laser light shows and a douse of pyrotechnics.—
Olivia Petty,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 June 2025
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The program has been an unqualified success — both for McDonald’s franchisees, which have used it to cultivate a skilled, loyal workforce, and for their employees, who appreciate the ability to earn and learn simultaneously.—
Ryan Stowers,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) met for the first time on June 25 after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. fired all 17 original members on June 9, replacing them with members that critics have called unqualified.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
25 June 2025
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Located on the North Island near the Manawatū River, Palmerston (Palmy, colloquially) is representative of many cities around the world, with a largely temperate climate and a population of around 91,000 residents.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
7 May 2025
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Today, these ants primarily live in undisturbed and temperate eastern North American forests.—
Lauren Thomann,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 May 2025
Adjective
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Historical practice further refutes the idea that the president’s executive power is absolute.—
Steve Woolpert,
Mercury News,
4 July 2025
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This Week on Max: PCMag's Picks Sinners (July 4) What better way to celebrate America's birthday than with one of the absolute best films of the year?—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 July 2025
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With that insurance, you'll reportedly be covered for theft of the whole bike, theft of components and the cost of a total write-off.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 July 2025
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Original price: $129.99 Clean your whole home, from carpets to wood floors, with a BLACK+DECKER cordless stick vacuum.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
5 July 2025
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“Teetotal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teetotal. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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