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Recent Examples of beveragesEvery state taxes alcoholic beverages, though the tax treatment of certain alcoholic beverages may appear arbitrary.—
Adam Hoffer,
Chicago Tribune,
5 July 2026 Like everyone else on this sweltering day, Marc Pina was searching for cold beverages in the Fan Zone.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
4 July 2026 Consider non-alcoholic drinks like herbal teas for ritual, functional beverages with adaptogens for calm, or kombucha for effervescence and gut health.—
Jesse Pines,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026 Onboard Dining The Coast Starlight has a cafe service, where passengers can enjoy a variety of breakfast, lunch, and dinner items, along with snacks, wine, beer, spirits, and nonalcoholic beverages.—
Abby Price,
Travel + Leisure,
4 July 2026 Two of Canada’s 10 provinces, Alberta and Saskatchewan, are still selling American alcoholic beverages.—
Lizzie Kane,
Sacbee.com,
3 July 2026 Middle and upper-class people would have wanted special implements for drinking these beverages and a place to drink it.—
James Doubek,
NPR,
3 July 2026 Guests enjoy an entree, snacks, and accompanying beer, wine, and other beverages.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 July 2026 Rissetto encourages her patients to cut back on alcoholic beverages.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
27 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beverages
drinks
Noun
Travelers can arrive only 15 minutes before departure, skip the usual airport crowds with minimal security screening in a private, quiet terminal, and fly aboard a 30-seat semi-private jet with unlimited snacks and drinks.
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Kaila Yu,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Big families will feel at home at Embassy Suites by Hilton Sarasota, which offers suites that sleep up to six, free made-to-order breakfast daily, and a nightly evening reception with complimentary drinks and snacks.