as in sipped
to swallow in liquid form
tossed off the last of the medicine
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The right dram can be a fine summer drink though, either long over ice, used in a highball, or simply sipped slowly on a light evening.—
Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026 -
Just around the corner from the rally on Tajrish Square, in a tranquil park near the Cinema Museum of Iran, locals perused an open-air book stall and sipped tea, while couples strolled hand in hand.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
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By far the shortest book on this list, Cain’s classic noir can be gulped down in one sitting.—
M. L. Rio,
The Atlantic,
19 Nov. 2025
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So the 46,000 at the Stadium of Light gulped again.—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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To physically embody the latter, Butler drank ice cream.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
19 Aug. 2025
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Celebrities like Kendall Jenner, Adrien Brody, and Naomi Campbell, along with leading New York politicians, drank Dom Pérignon amid loose bricks, fires burning in trash cans, and a sculpture made from bullet-riddled cars.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
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But within seconds of being knocked back, the responding officers were back up, checking on each other and evacuating stunned residents — including several children — from the rubble of the home, the video shows.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Leicester City’s attempt to overturn a six-point deduction imposed on them for a breach of profit and sustainability rules (PSR) has been knocked back.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Tossed (down or off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tossed%20%28down%20or%20off%29. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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