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Recent Examples of teetotal
The teetotal actor launched nonalcoholic beer brand, BERO, in October.
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Paul Rhodes, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
The Kansas men’s team, for instance, celebrated its national title last year with a water bottle waterfall over Coach Bill Self’s head — a teetotal rendition of the champagne squalls typically seen from championship-winning pro teams.
—Andrew Keh, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2023
Adolf Hitler, on the other hand, was teetotal.
—Kyle Smith, National Review, 3 Dec. 2020
The largest study of the most recent data in the UK shows that in 2019, 16-to-25-year-olds were the most likely to be teetotal, with 26% not drinking, compared to the least likely generation (55-to-74-year-olds).
—Angela Lei, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2023
While the pandemic spurred many, like Ms. Cliffe, to alter habits, Britain’s teetotal movement has risen steadily since the turn of the millennium.
—Shafi Musaddique, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Jan. 2022
According to the latest data from the Australian Institue of Health And Welfare, this makes Jenine one of a growing number of people who are teetotal.
—Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com, 10 Jan. 2022
Alcohol is also forbidden, but Lukaku has always been teetotal, so this has not come as much of a problem for him.
—SI.com, 30 Aug. 2019
The adulation heaped on the deal by those who usually excoriate him reportedly thrilled the president, a teetotal non-smoker whose chief addiction is praise.
—The Economist, 14 Sep. 2017
Paul Rhodes, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
The Kansas men’s team, for instance, celebrated its national title last year with a water bottle waterfall over Coach Bill Self’s head — a teetotal rendition of the champagne squalls typically seen from championship-winning pro teams.
—Andrew Keh, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2023
Adolf Hitler, on the other hand, was teetotal.
—Kyle Smith, National Review, 3 Dec. 2020
The largest study of the most recent data in the UK shows that in 2019, 16-to-25-year-olds were the most likely to be teetotal, with 26% not drinking, compared to the least likely generation (55-to-74-year-olds).
—Angela Lei, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2023
While the pandemic spurred many, like Ms. Cliffe, to alter habits, Britain’s teetotal movement has risen steadily since the turn of the millennium.
—Shafi Musaddique, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Jan. 2022
According to the latest data from the Australian Institue of Health And Welfare, this makes Jenine one of a growing number of people who are teetotal.
—Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com, 10 Jan. 2022
Alcohol is also forbidden, but Lukaku has always been teetotal, so this has not come as much of a problem for him.
—SI.com, 30 Aug. 2019
The adulation heaped on the deal by those who usually excoriate him reportedly thrilled the president, a teetotal non-smoker whose chief addiction is praise.
—The Economist, 14 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teetotal
Adjective
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Some have evolved exceedingly specific diets—diets that would put even the most abstemious human to shame.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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The solution offered up by some: the sort of abstemious, low-fat, often vegetarian, diets that had been prescribed as lust-control regimens only decades earlier.—
Rachel Hope Cleves / Made by History,
TIME,
14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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In terms of total duels, Leicester have not fared much better.—
Rob Tanner,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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Neither of the two lunar eclipses in 2024 were total — the last was in 2022.—
Randi Richardson,
NBC News,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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According to Meteorologist Doug Kahn, a strong low pressure system rotating in the northern Plains collided with warm, moist air from the Gulf, while on its backside, cold, dry air was being funneled down.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Hydrate mask for dry and thirsty hair: on sale for $11 Original price: $22 (Ulta) Sick of dry and brittle hair?—
Christopher Murray,
Fox News,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Juxtaposed with the shots of the children cheerfully collecting these portraits are the scenes of the utter devastation wrought by the war between Hamas and the Israel Defense Forces, which the United Nations says has claimed the lives of more than 48,000 Palestinians.—
Don Riddell,
CNN,
19 Mar. 2025
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The easy, breezy spring dresses this season exude utter femininity while empowering the wearer to walk with confidence and comfort — what more can women want for their wardrobe?—
Adam Mansuroglu,
WWD,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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No one wants unqualified people in critical roles, but both concerns ignore reality.—
Parker D. Walsh,
Hartford Courant,
9 Mar. 2025
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Kash Patel is set to become the latest of President Donald Trump‘s unfit and unqualified loyalists confirmed for a leadership role in Washington, with Senate Republicans ready and willing to install the QAnon promoter and 2020 election denier as the next director of the FBI.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Unlike the Antarctic of today, Late-Cretaceous Antarctica was warmer and wetter, with temperate weather and lush vegetation.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
5 Feb. 2025
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The weather in Palermo is generally temperate in winter, with average highs around 50℉, but summers can be brutal, making a case for air-conditioning.—
Irene S. Levine,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The right to seek legal redress and the right of the press to report on it are sacred principles that are protected by multiple privileges, including the litigation and fair report privileges, which are absolute.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2025
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Consistent messaging is an absolute must, whether in CX environments or in conversations with sales reps.—
Mike Meisenheimer,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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But, apart from some janky-looking special effects in the climactic sequence, the whole movie hangs together brilliantly, setting a high standard for the sequels.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2025
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Informed consent is crucial—clients must understand the limitations of micro-therapy and when a whole therapy session is needed.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Teetotal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teetotal. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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