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Adjective
This coffee is so hot it's not drinkable.
technically, that cheap stuff may be wine, but it's hardly drinkable
Noun
the thoughtful hostess offered her guests an assortment of alcoholic and nonalcoholic drinkables
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William P. Barrett, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Amenities include unlimited firewood, clean bathrooms, and drinkable well water.
Campfire Ranch plans to open another hut outside Crested Butte and is looking for additional Colorado locations.
—Margaret Jackson, The Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2024
Thomas Orlando, Discover Magazine, 9 Aug. 2024
And states and individual water districts are also submitting applications for additional funding to support long-term projects including drip irrigation, ripping out water-intensive grass from cities, or investing in desalination plants to make ocean water or brackish water drinkable.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 15 Aug. 2023
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Adjective
Within days, Chef José Andrés’ World Food Kitchen had set up a hub in Asheville, N.C., to distribute food and drinkable water, both in short supply.
—William P. Barrett, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Amenities include unlimited firewood, clean bathrooms, and drinkable well water.
Campfire Ranch plans to open another hut outside Crested Butte and is looking for additional Colorado locations.
—Margaret Jackson, The Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2024
Noun
One day, astronauts may be able to make Moon water drinkable.
—Thomas Orlando, Discover Magazine, 9 Aug. 2024
And states and individual water districts are also submitting applications for additional funding to support long-term projects including drip irrigation, ripping out water-intensive grass from cities, or investing in desalination plants to make ocean water or brackish water drinkable.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 15 Aug. 2023
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“Drinkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drinkable. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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