WHITE LIGHTNING Synonyms: 20 Similar Words

white lightning

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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 One, the stereotype is as dated as Moon Pies and white lightning. — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 11 June 2020

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Noun

LaGrone was directed not to possess weapons, alcohol or drugs and remain under the care of a person whose initials are noted in a document.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
Flair, 77, has battled health and alcohol issues over the years.

— Ryan Morik OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026

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With Cooper off the booze years ago and Lennon, Moon and Nilsson no longer with us, the latest version of the Vampires came together in 2012 by the OG shock rocker, Perry and Depp.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026
By now, Bobby Davis and Hoghead Henry were dead from the collision of guns and booze.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026

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Arthur Russell — Hall’s primary musical collaborator and the artist most associated with his own work — lived on the top floor, a cord of bootleg electricity snaking up from Ginsberg’s window to his apartment.

— Jack Denton, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026
The Food and Drug Administration received reports in recent months that two people died after taking bootleg versions of an experimental weight-loss drug, according to documents reviewed by CBS News.

— Daniel Gilbert, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

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