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as in alcohol
illegally produced liquor
during Prohibition, moonshine and "bathtub gin" were made secretly
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as in liquor
a distilled beverage that can make a person drunk
serving all sorts of moonshine at the bar
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as in nuts
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
a book about the so-called good old days that's sentimental moonshine
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The downtown distillery and bar uses the original Great Depression-era recipe for its moonshine, but has also expanded to produce vodka, whiskey, sorghum rum, and beer.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2024
To try some of that moonshine yourself, stop by Adventure Distilling Company for tastings and live music in the summertime.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 21 May 2024
Even after Prohibition ended moonshine was still being made in Wilkes County earning it the title of Moonshine Capital of America.
—Greg Engle, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2024
After years of working as an FBI agent, Titus knows better than anyone that while his hometown might seem like a land of moonshine, cornbread, and honeysuckle, secrets always fester under the surface.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 7 Feb. 2024
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2024
To try some of that moonshine yourself, stop by Adventure Distilling Company for tastings and live music in the summertime.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 21 May 2024
Even after Prohibition ended moonshine was still being made in Wilkes County earning it the title of Moonshine Capital of America.
—Greg Engle, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2024
After years of working as an FBI agent, Titus knows better than anyone that while his hometown might seem like a land of moonshine, cornbread, and honeysuckle, secrets always fester under the surface.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 7 Feb. 2024
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Anyone involved in a non-injury accident with no drugs or alcohol should exchange information with the other driver and file the accident report online.Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2024
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Police said drug or alcohol impairment does not appear to be a factor in the collision.Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Thieves in the San Fernando Valley have been yanking ATMs out of liquor stores and emptying the pockets of taco truck workers over the last three months, and police believe there may be additional victims or suspects.Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
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Saturday morning in his brother's liquor store, a gunman quickly ended that life, his family said.Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2024
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In a haven of savory goodness and booze, the bite of ooey gooey sweetness was a welcome treat.Felicia Campbell, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024
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Despite her best efforts to kill a successful writing career with booze and Hollywood, Parker’s legacy is also like that of the Arizona: enduring, grand, and forever leaking into the shallow waters of other people’s prose.Sloane Crosley, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
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Subscribe to our new food newsletter, Stuffed, to get Denver food and drink news sent straight to your inbox.Brittany Anas, The Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2024
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As the party wound down, the man cut through the crowd to again offer Ingram a drink.Rachel Corbett, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Paragon was one of few splits reliable enough to navigate through the garbage with a semblance of grace, all while encouraging riders to throw little spins, ride switch, and pop off rock-hard pillows without too much concern for landing stability.Outside Editors, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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The citizens of this country are not garbage for wanting to be able to afford groceries and a nice place to live.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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His dad, who worked at a bank and did security for clubs on weekends, ran a mentorship program for young men and showed them a bootleg copy of Boyz n the Hood, the 1992 John Singleton coming-of-age drama set in Los Angeles.Eric Andersson, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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And subsequent research has suggested most of those who were poisoned had been drinking this bootleg alcohol for pleasure or escape, not protection from COVID-19.ByKai Kupferschmidt, science.org, 31 Oct. 2024
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Another option is ginger beer, which offers a sharp, spicy kick that works well with dark spirits like rum or whiskey.Rachel King, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Sipping a rum runner at the Pink Pony is also something of a Mackinac Island rite of passage.Beth Luberecki, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
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Already in Shasta County, a hotbed of far-right nonsense, these watchers have videotaped, followed and harassed county workers so much that 10 of 21 workers in the elections office have quit, according to CalMatters.Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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But it's commingled with misinformation, conjecture and nonsense.Mike Allen, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Moonshine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moonshine. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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