1
as in to sip
to swallow in liquid form
guzzled my soda before I could stop him
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2
as in to drink
to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages
teenagers sneaking out to guzzle in the woods
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Recent Examples of guzzle
Rather than saving us energy, however, these empty halls and offices keep guzzling fossil fuels and warming our planet.
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Farzam Sepanta, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
Yuppies arrived in the 1980s, and the 1990s brought us Hummers to guzzle the gas that people had waited in line for 15 years earlier.
—Ron Lieber, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Guests can dine amongst props featured in the first 2001 film, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, and guzzle down some butterbeer and delicious food.
—Diana Pearl, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
Attendees, some in Raiders gear and others in pachuco-style hats, guzzled their last sips of alcohol and chatted excitedly before heading in.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2024
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Farzam Sepanta, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
Yuppies arrived in the 1980s, and the 1990s brought us Hummers to guzzle the gas that people had waited in line for 15 years earlier.
—Ron Lieber, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Guests can dine amongst props featured in the first 2001 film, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, and guzzle down some butterbeer and delicious food.
—Diana Pearl, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
Attendees, some in Raiders gear and others in pachuco-style hats, guzzled their last sips of alcohol and chatted excitedly before heading in.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2024
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Whether sipping it straight, over ice, or using it as an ingredient in cocktails, here are the 13 best mezcals to buy now.—
Richard Carleton Hacker,
Robb Report,
24 Jan. 2025
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Both can transform your cocktail into something that begs you to sip more slowly, savoring each swirl on your palate.—
Emily Price,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Neighbors called the residents of the apartment where Portillo was found dead problem tenants who were known to drink excessively and act rowdy.—
Ellen Moynihan,
New York Daily News,
16 Jan. 2025
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Scientists at the Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences found a link between drinking green tea and having a smaller volume of white matter lesions on the brain.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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In a state of unimaginable desperation, Islam and his family would also turn to water, gulping it in desperate attempts to fill their stomachs.—
Daphne Ewing-Chow,
Forbes,
5 Jan. 2025
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But being exposed to an ambient, low-level dose of germs is very different from gulping down a concentrated slug of them.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
TIME,
20 Dec. 2024
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The jubilant atmosphere inspired by dried and roasted meats, booze, and the prospect of watching an idol in action dissipated when the young men heard those words.—
Felix Nesi (Tr. Lara Norgaard),
The Dial,
21 Jan. 2024
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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
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“Guzzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guzzle. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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