as in alcohols
a distilled beverage that can make a person drunk
you can't order liquor in a bar until you're 21 years old
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Recent Examples of liquors
For the lovers of expensive liquors in your life, gift them the BTAC Collection Specialty Box which features six chocolates filled with some of the rarest whiskeys from the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, including Eagle Rare 17, Old Rip Van Winkle and George T Stagg.
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Chelsea Davis, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
As is usually the case, alcohol is still generally cheaper at home than in bars and restaurants, and beer remains lower-priced than many liquors.
—Alexandra Byrne, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
Officers seized more than 100 bottles of various liquors and $704, according to Bessette.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 4 Dec. 2024
Some kinds of liquors may make hangovers more unpleasant.
—Andee Tagle, NPR, 26 Nov. 2024
According to research, dark liquors like bourbon and brandy contain higher levels of congeners, or the chemicals produced during the fermentation process that give an alcohol its distinctive taste, smell and color.
—Andee Tagle, NPR, 26 Nov. 2024
Other dark liquors, such as dark rum, also pair well with apple cider.
—Liv Dansky, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2024
Others added generators, wines and liquors to the list.
—David Moin, WWD, 2 Oct. 2024
Chelsea Davis, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
As is usually the case, alcohol is still generally cheaper at home than in bars and restaurants, and beer remains lower-priced than many liquors.
—Alexandra Byrne, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
Officers seized more than 100 bottles of various liquors and $704, according to Bessette.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 4 Dec. 2024
Some kinds of liquors may make hangovers more unpleasant.
—Andee Tagle, NPR, 26 Nov. 2024
According to research, dark liquors like bourbon and brandy contain higher levels of congeners, or the chemicals produced during the fermentation process that give an alcohol its distinctive taste, smell and color.
—Andee Tagle, NPR, 26 Nov. 2024
Other dark liquors, such as dark rum, also pair well with apple cider.
—Liv Dansky, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2024
Others added generators, wines and liquors to the list.
—David Moin, WWD, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Liquors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liquors. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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