slug (down)

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Verb
  • 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
  • Angelle’s go-to drink for this month is an Orange Brûlée.
    Patrice J. Williams, Essence, 15 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Depending on the studio, you may be encouraged to bring water to sip throughout the practice.
    Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 23 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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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“Slug (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slug%20%28down%29. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.

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