variants
or saki
as in wine
a Japanese alcoholic drink that is made from rice
offered a fine sake to their guests
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Recent Examples of sake
Unfortunately, sacrificing anything, even a few months, for the sake of the country is a tall ask.
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Chris Talgo, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2025
But Thompson refuses to chase trends just for the sake of relevance.
—Tira Urquhart, Essence, 31 Mar. 2025
Money managers who oversee ESG portfolios also don’t aim to sacrifice investment returns for the sake of pursuing an environmental or social agenda, Coombs said.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2025
Europe would have to hope that Russia would not call its bluff by seizing European territory with conventional forces and nuclear threats, either for the sake of Putin’s expansionist ambitions or to attempt to shatter the NATO alliance once and for all.
—Mark S. Bell, Foreign Affairs, 31 Mar. 2025
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Chris Talgo, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2025
But Thompson refuses to chase trends just for the sake of relevance.
—Tira Urquhart, Essence, 31 Mar. 2025
Money managers who oversee ESG portfolios also don’t aim to sacrifice investment returns for the sake of pursuing an environmental or social agenda, Coombs said.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2025
Europe would have to hope that Russia would not call its bluff by seizing European territory with conventional forces and nuclear threats, either for the sake of Putin’s expansionist ambitions or to attempt to shatter the NATO alliance once and for all.
—Mark S. Bell, Foreign Affairs, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sake
Noun
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The Bar Car will feature live music, an aperitivo and antipasti buffet, after-dinner cocktails, and Italian wines.—
Everett Potter,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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The deli has since expanded, adding a dining room and serving beer and wine along with the dinner menu.—
Ethan Stone,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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There are plans for some of the bars to do double duty during the day, even when not pouring drinks.—
Ramsey Qubein,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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And their friendship had always operated in leisure: long meals, afternoon drinks, dressing up to go dancing.—
Ayşegül Savaş,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Dropping on Friday, the capsule sees Palace reimagining the style with a gold bottle cap lace charm inspired by the 1988 trend of attaching Grolsch swing-top bottle caps to 1461 shoes.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
7 Apr. 2025
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Using a bottle jack to adjust the height of the staircase.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The deli has since expanded, adding a dining room and serving beer and wine along with the dinner menu.—
Ethan Stone,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
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For $25, patrons can get bottomless draft beers from Harland Brewing’s Japanese lager and Sapporo’s pale ale.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Apr. 2025
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Overall, Blaha said municipal liquor stores have experienced net profit growth over the last several decades.—
Dana Ferguson,
Twin Cities,
4 Apr. 2025
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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
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“Sake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sake. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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