spirits 1 of 2

plural of spirit

spirits

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of spirit

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for spirits
Noun
  • The Maryland Lottery will also send a $500 bonus to the liquor store that sold the prize-winning ticket.
    Sam Gillette, People.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The space is near a Big 5 Sporting Goods store and Mark & Monica’s Family Pizza, with In and Out Market liquor store across the street.
    Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The statement added that he was specifically charged with disorderly conduct under the influence of alcohol in public and possession of cocaine.
    Tommy McArdle, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Among the top offenders are alcohol, coffee, tea, chocolate, citrus fruits, tomatoes, and spicy foods.
    Erica Sloan, SELF, 16 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Former colleagues Ted and Rick met up at a restaurant to drink their sorrows away — Rick, especially, hit the booze hard — and to reminisce about their client/friend.
    Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Driving the booze: Rucklehaus Midwest Amaro joins the two gins, Big Fuss (dry and savory) and Big Heart (floral), already being made at their State Fairgrounds home.
    Arika Herron, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • During Brazil’s own Lollapalooza music festival last month, for example, fashion-forward attendees were seen with minimalist, lightweight phone straps that kept devices at hip level and hands free to grasp a drink of choice.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2025
  • For many, Buffalo Trace represents more than a drink.
    Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Rohan Goyal Double exposure This photo by Rohan Goyal, a 32-year-old with Down syndrome, captures his mother in a pensive mood laid over the image of a tall building.
    Charu Bahri, NPR, 15 Mar. 2025
  • But when Lynch’s camera captures them in the vehicle’s back seat, the wholesome mood suddenly shifts.
    Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • There are Key lime pie cookies, Key lime pecans, Key lime rum cake, Key lime taffy, Key lime meringues, and of course the legendary Key lime pie.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Celebrity rum outperformed the general market as well, growing 11 percent while the general market declined by 4 percent.
    Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The device was created with an empty apple cider vinegar glass bottle, a towel and gasoline.
    Krystal Nurse, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Towering mounds of textiles sprawl across the terrain, with some garments—price tags still intact—entangled among plastic bags, bottles, and other waste.
    Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Food Will tariffs kill your favorite affordable wine?
    Karla Marie Sanford, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
  • The most notable wines from the north, all Syrah-dominant, are Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Cornas, Cote-Rotie, and Saint Joseph.
    Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Spirits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spirits. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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