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noun

Definition of winenext
as in liquor

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verb

as in to drink
to drink wine or give wine to (another person) to drink wined and dined her clients in hopes of closing the deal

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Recent Examples of wine
Noun
She’s been photographed with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang (no relation) at banquet dinners and golf resorts, clinking wine glasses and even leaving an event with him in the same car. — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2026 Sip on a glass of Chateau Minuty, the house rosé wine from Provence, France, to embrace the French ambiance. — Kathy A. McDonald, Variety, 10 Nov. 2026
Verb
Tabora previously starred in Eblahan’s award-wining 2024 short film Vox Humana, which played at Toronto International Film Festival and won the Student Prize at Clermont-Ferrand. — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026 Most of the damage was to wine grapes, but some damage to beehives was also reported. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wine
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wine
  1. liquor
  2. drink
  3. alcohol
  4. sip
  5. bottle
  6. mead
  7. booze
  8. rum
Noun
  • Meanwhile, hospital shares rose on the possibility that funding for several government programs could be restored or boosted, while liquor companies and others buffeted by tariffs rose on hopes for relief.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Passengers spent Monday night emptying their liquor cabinets at a ship-wide party.
    — Shayla Love, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of liquor
Verb
  • Food and drink There are 12 restaurants and bars within the resort's grounds, ranging from the Lakeview Bar near the lobby to a Persian restaurant and the glamorous Oak Grill Restaurant by the Hollywood Pool.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026
  • As holiday season approaches, the TIME team has pulled out a selection of 10 best food and drink items from the list that would make a perfect gift for the food connoisseurs and cooking enthusiasts in your life.
    — TIME Staff, Time, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of drink
Noun
  • Kurtz also pointed to declines in cities like San Francisco, which is moving to support more sober-living options, housing that bans drugs and alcohol.
    — Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The founders saw an opportunity to create a product that could be enjoyed with or without alcohol, so no one at the gathering had to feel left out.
    — Julia Fields FOX News may be compensated for, or earn a commission if you buy through, our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom., FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of alcohol
Verb
  • Come nightfall, the rooftop bar opens and hotel guests and outside visitors (who pay a cover for access) can sip cocktails on plush white sofas or grab an Adirondack chair by the firepit while a DJ spins.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2026
  • And in lieu of warm apple cider, sweet coconut water is sipped beachside straight from a coco.
    — Von Diaz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of sip
Noun
  • Over time bottles break down into micro and nanoplastics, Baechler noted, and potentially leach toxic chemicals known to cause harm into the water.
    — Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Advertisement Article continues below this ad Appetizers include the ostiones nakachi, oysters served with a bottle of habanero oil, and the kanpachi aguachile.
    — Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of bottle
Noun
  • Other varieties include honey vinegar, made from mead and vaguely similar to white balsamic; akazu, a beautifully layered red vinegar that comes from aged sake lees; and roasty-toasty beer vinegar, a good swap for malt vinegar.
    — Emily Saladino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The nine courses move between drink and dish, from a Sundarban honey mead with cotton candy to a Tooyamalli rice cocktail with clarified rasam, whiskey and rice foam, served alongside a Gunpowder Idli filled with pepper crab and caviar.
    — Karina Acharya, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of mead
Noun
  • Searching for the perfect shirt, Summerville found various rayon numbers from the ’50s through the ’70s printed with images of bottles of booze.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
  • At the time, several residents said lifting the booze ban could be beneficial for local businesses.
    — New Jersey, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of booze
Noun
  • The Davie gastropub has shorter hours and a reopening menu identical to its old version, with burgers, salads, prime-rib sandwiches and baby back ribs coated in passionfruit rum barbecue sauce.
    — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Developed with perfumer Angéline Leporini, the gourmand scent opens with notes of dates, roasted hazelnut and rum, before blending honeyed jasmine and amber in its core and closing with a mix of vanilla and incense.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of rum

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“Wine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wine. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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