as in drinking
to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages
I do tipple now and then
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The Middlesex County District Attorney’s Office, where Quigley was embedded as a homicide investigator, disclosed earlier this month that Quigley was allegedly drinking with another State Police officer at a bar near the Superior Court before the crash, according to an office employee.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
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Three deaths by low blood sodium — two resulting from men with mental illness drinking excessive amounts of water in their cells, a rare and avoidable condition, while the third was likely the same cause.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Ferrara makes no bones about the catastrophic consequences of so much boozing and chasing the dragon on his personal life and finances.—
Nick Pinkerton,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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At the same time, unlike other artists of the bro-country ilk, Aldean personally refrained from boozing it up throughout the show, waiting to pull out a red Solo cup with a shot of tequila in it until there were just 11 minutes left in a set that ran 97.—
Theoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Aug. 2025
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“Tippling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tippling. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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