the drink
noun
old-fashioned
: an area of water (such as a lake or pond)
The ball rolled down the hill and into the drink.
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Morris first got a taste of the drink last year while on the road.
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Jeff Nelson, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Raw materials like paper and plastic are extracted, made into coffee cups and then tossed once the drink is finished.
—Frederic Godomel, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
China will buy lots of sorghum because it is distilled into the drink baijiu — as popular there as whiskey is in the United States — but will get it from other countries.
—Josh Funk, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2025
During the brain scanning, Page and her team did another round of blood sampling at 10 minutes, 35 minutes and 120 minutes after consuming the drink and asked participants to rate their hunger level.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
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Jeff Nelson, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Raw materials like paper and plastic are extracted, made into coffee cups and then tossed once the drink is finished.
—Frederic Godomel, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
China will buy lots of sorghum because it is distilled into the drink baijiu — as popular there as whiskey is in the United States — but will get it from other countries.
—Josh Funk, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2025
During the brain scanning, Page and her team did another round of blood sampling at 10 minutes, 35 minutes and 120 minutes after consuming the drink and asked participants to rate their hunger level.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
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“The drink.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20drink. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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