variants
or saki
: a Japanese alcoholic beverage of fermented rice often served hot
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Eric Koreen, New York Times, 4 May 2026
And, around the world, alcohol is embedded in different cultures in a variety of different ways, which cannot be reduced into a single technical framework—from Japanese sake traditions to Polish vodka customs to Brazilian beer culture.
—Justin Kissinger, Fortune, 2 May 2026
Some thought and care—an eye toward which of your friends will have the most in common, who will help bring others out of their shell, and who, for everyone’s sake, should be seated at opposite ends of the table—goes a long way.
—Madeleine Luckel, Vogue, 2 May 2026
Firing Mendoza at this point might just be making a change for the sake of change.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
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Noun
Barrett is too valuable as a potential expiring contract to be included in a trade to aggressively look to extend him, which certainly doesn’t mean giving him away just for the sake of it.
—Eric Koreen, New York Times, 4 May 2026
And, around the world, alcohol is embedded in different cultures in a variety of different ways, which cannot be reduced into a single technical framework—from Japanese sake traditions to Polish vodka customs to Brazilian beer culture.
—Justin Kissinger, Fortune, 2 May 2026
Some thought and care—an eye toward which of your friends will have the most in common, who will help bring others out of their shell, and who, for everyone’s sake, should be seated at opposite ends of the table—goes a long way.
—Madeleine Luckel, Vogue, 2 May 2026
Firing Mendoza at this point might just be making a change for the sake of change.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
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“Sake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sake. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
Copy CitationKids Definition
sake
1 of 2 noun1
: goal sense 2, purpose
for the sake of argument
2
: the good of something : advantage
the sake of our country
Etymology
Noun
Old English sacu "guilt, legal action"
Noun
Japanese
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