wine 1 of 2

noun

Definition of winenext
as in liquor

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verb

as in to drink
to drink wine or give wine to (another person) to drink wined and dined her clients in hopes of closing the deal

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Recent Examples of wine
Noun
After distillation, the tequila was aged for a minimum of three years in new American oak barrels with medium and high char levels, as well as in French oak casks that were previously used to age Amarone wine, a dry red wine from Italy. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2026 Join Hospice of the Chesapeake family for glass of wine, mocktail and light refreshments. — Jamie Chapman, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
The creation of Amarone is one of the wine world’s great accidents, ranking right up there with the unintended secondary fermentation in bottle that created Champagne and the fermentation-stopping addition of neutral spirit to wine barrels that resulted in the production of Port. — Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 28 June 2026 On cue, left-wing French politicians have already shaken their fists at the prospect of wining and dining the mercurial American leader on French taxpayers’ bill, according to Le Figaro. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 17 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for wine
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wine
  1. liquor
  2. drink
  3. alcohol
  4. sip
  5. bottle
  6. mead
  7. booze
  8. rum
Noun
  • The combination of the World Cup, Sail Boston, and Boston 250 events saw an economic boom fueled by liquor sales, tall ships, and Scots covering statues with road cones.
    — Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • And, of course, for those of us who like their soda spiked, look for liquor notes like the bourbon in Armaf Odyssey Soda Pop EDP or rum in Borntostandout Cola Addict EDP.
    — Loren Savini, Allure, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of liquor
Verb
  • Food and drink AutoCamp Joshua Tree is one of the few hotels in the area with an on-site restaurant, The Kitchen, which serves a short menu of reliable staples—pizzas, sandwiches, burgers, and breakfast items.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Be sure to thoroughly clean up food and drink residue when you are finished eating.
    — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of drink
Noun
  • State police have arrested a man in connection with a fatal head-on crash in Middlefield last August after investigators found that his blood alcohol content was allegedly more than twice the legal limit.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Younger generations drink less alcohol in general and are less likely to choose wine.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of alcohol
Verb
  • Facts about the subject plants will be delivered while attendees paint and sip on a glass of wine or nonalcoholic beverage.
    — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Crowe was also seen catching up with Michael Bay, who sipped on a Heineken.
    — Melody Chiu, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of sip
Noun
  • After the execution, Jenkins' son detailed how his mother was killed with only a plastic spray bottle to defend against the knife attacks.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Her alcoholic character may have been quaffing vodka from Evian bottles, but that was a red wine thriller all the way.
    — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of bottle
Noun
  • Two days of metal, mead, free pinball and arcade games, and a cheese-curd street party.
    — Matt Thompson, SPIN, 14 July 2026
  • Add the rye whiskey, mead or vermouth, Campari and orange bitters and shake to combine.
    — Kate Bradshaw, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026
Definition of mead
Noun
  • In response, the town shifted its marketing to late-night booze-ups and wedding parties (known, in British parlance, as stag dos and hen dos), and subsequently grew a reputation as a sandcastle Sodom.
    — George Francis Lee, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Wallace and his partners would simply walk in the stores, grab bottles of booze and walk out without paying, BSO spokeswoman Claudinne Caro said.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of booze
Noun
  • And, of course, for those of us who like their soda spiked, look for liquor notes like the bourbon in Armaf Odyssey Soda Pop EDP or rum in Borntostandout Cola Addict EDP.
    — Loren Savini, Allure, 13 Aug. 2026
  • It’s made with Santa Teresa 1796, a smooth Venezuelan rum, and layered with mamey, pineapple and herbal flavors.
    — Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of rum

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“Wine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wine. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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