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as in sipped
to swallow in liquid form
an array of colorful and tasty drinks for party guests to imbibe
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The producer, the director, and a few other execs sat on the porch and sipped drinks as the sun went down.—
Cameron Crowe,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025 -
Mihara said while some guests were on their phones or laptops, Mangione quietly sipped on a beer and wrote in his journal or read a book.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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On a recent day, a patron drank a Guinness at the bar amid walls are covered in funeral notices from people who had come for a drink after saying that final goodbye.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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Three or four decades ago, the newspaperman was appealingly raffish—at once a bum who drank too much and a knight-errant who charged unafraid at social injustice, succored the weak, and crossed lances with the powerful and arrogant.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 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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The medications are known to delay gastric emptying, slowing down how quickly alcohol gets absorbed.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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In hopes of creating lubrication, water was poured on her, but the walls absorbed the liquid, according to On The Verge.—
Mark Gray,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Imbibed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imbibed. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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