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illegally produced liquor
college students secretly mixing up a batch of white lightning in the school lab
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Recent Examples of white lightning
First, the white lightning… Bill Whitaker: Wow, that gives a punch.
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Bill Whitaker,
CBS News,
28 Dec. 2025
Don’t let the green mist tinged with white lightning and rotating cosmic orifices fool you, however: Ingesting psychedelic drugs is not recommended before watching this film.
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Katie Rife,
IndieWire,
12 Mar. 2025
Above the patch is another white lightning bolt.
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Omari Sankofa Ii,
Detroit Free Press,
1 Nov. 2021
One, the stereotype is as dated as Moon Pies and white lightning.
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Paul Daugherty,
Cincinnati.com,
11 June 2020
Bill Whitaker,
CBS News,
28 Dec. 2025
Don’t let the green mist tinged with white lightning and rotating cosmic orifices fool you, however: Ingesting psychedelic drugs is not recommended before watching this film.
—
Katie Rife,
IndieWire,
12 Mar. 2025
Above the patch is another white lightning bolt.
—
Omari Sankofa Ii,
Detroit Free Press,
1 Nov. 2021
One, the stereotype is as dated as Moon Pies and white lightning.
—
Paul Daugherty,
Cincinnati.com,
11 June 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for white lightning
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Despite the teetotaling decision, stacks of beer, including Michelob Ultra, Kona Big Wave, Bud Light and Budweiser sat behind the register as workers informed attendees that alcohol would be sold beginning Thursday.
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This is essentially the Philippines’ lambanog, tuba distilled, with a high alcohol proof and a bite like rustic sugarcane alcohol.
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No wonder Don Draper drank booze all the time.
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Partygoers brought their own booze, and DJs usually played R&B, hip-hop and ghettotech.
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The audio is a fairly even mix of sound desk recordings and fan bootlegs, with some spliced together to get the best audio quality.
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For most New Yorkers looking to savor the Knicks’ first NBA championship in 53 years, a commemorative T-shirt—perhaps purchased bootleg outside Madison Square Garden—will have to do.
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“White lightning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/white%20lightning. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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