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noun

Definition of boozenext
as in alcohol
a distilled beverage that can make a person drunk this will be a birthday party without booze

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booze

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verb

ˈbüz How to pronounce booze (audio)
as in to drink
to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages he went out boozing with his friends on his 21st birthday

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Recent Examples of booze
Noun
Nothing puts people at ease quite like magic hour and booze. — Rachel Fletcher, Architectural Digest, 20 Feb. 2025 There, spectators competed to outdo one another with outrageous costumes and copious amounts of booze. — Andrew McNicol, CNN, 22 Mar. 2025
Verb
For one, a declining share of Americans are boozing: 58% of adults were drinkers in 2024, a 28-year low, according to Gallup. — Nathan Bomey, Axios, 3 Jan. 2025 Pot, drugs, and booze solve nothing and make life more of a dumpster fire! — Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for booze
Recent Examples of Synonyms for booze
  1. alcohol
  2. drink
  3. liquor
  4. rum
Noun
  • But on the south side lived the dark underbelly: Haad Rin, home of the Full Moon Party, the world’s biggest beach rave, replete with neon paint, fire dancing, and, again, plastic buckets of alcohol.
    — Christina Fang, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2025
  • When the lounge starts serving alcohol, the price will increase to $45, or $60 for a walk-in.
    — Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2025
Definition of alcohol
Verb
  • Much of the coffee Americans drink is imported from Kenya, Colombia, and Brazil.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Other comments include reasons why people regret not drinking enough of it.
    — Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Definition of drink
Noun
  • Overall, Blaha said municipal liquor stores have experienced net profit growth over the last several decades.
    — Dana Ferguson, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2025
  • The analysts expect a significant pullback in sales of American alcohol in the region as well, given that state-run liquor stores have started to remove U.S. products from their shelves.
    — Morgan Chittum,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2025
Definition of liquor
Noun
  • Imagine lounging on this cocktail ottoman poolside, frozen rum drink in hand, sunnies on, sweaty forehead, and cracking a 400-page beach read.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 1 Apr. 2025
  • These colorful drinks are made with natural juices and tropical liquors like Myers’s Dark, Gold, and Coconut rums to create that inviting beachside vibe the park and area is known for.
    — Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2025
Definition of rum

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