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as in to sip
to swallow in liquid form
hastily gulping down the last of her tea before rushing out the door
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Recent Examples of gulp
David Sims, The Atlantic, 14 Nov. 2025
Even as dusk descended, people lined up to gulp from public fountains (another blessing), to fill their water bottles, or to splash their bare skin.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Ben Coxworth
october 21, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2025
Perhaps a whale or a shark would arrive to gulp down the passengers, one by one.
—Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Can his viewer tolerate one big gulp of pure sentimentality after two-plus hours that have largely skirted that tone?
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 14 Nov. 2025
Even as dusk descended, people lined up to gulp from public fountains (another blessing), to fill their water bottles, or to splash their bare skin.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
What's more, while virtually all VTOLs being developed these days are electric, the Janus-1 is powered by a turboshaft engine that gulps n' burns diesel, kerosene or Jet A fuel.
—Ben Coxworth
october 21, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2025
Perhaps a whale or a shark would arrive to gulp down the passengers, one by one.
—Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gulp
Noun
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The bar program includes cocktails with personal backstories and spice-box flavors, including nonalcoholic sips like the delicate, floral Honey Heist, made with Lyre’s Dry London spirit, cardamom, saffron, honey and ginger.—
USA TODAY NETWORK,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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Hey, to the desperately thirsty, even a sip from a mud puddle tastes good.—
Greg Cote
February 11,
Miami Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The hanging quickly devolves into an all-out bacchanal, as onlookers drink, dance and kiss in the square surrounding the flailing corpse.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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The appeal was lost on holdovers accustomed to drivers rough around the edges, with a Southern drawl, drinking a beer in Victory Lane.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
Verb
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They can also be inhaled — particularly when heated during styling — and absorbed through a person’s hands.—
Claretta Bellamy,
NBC news,
12 Feb. 2026
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Your daughter breathes that same air, inhaling the virus directly into her respiratory tract.—
Elizabeth Bruenig,
The Atlantic,
12 Feb. 2026
Verb
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My son devoured his giant burger quesadilla, and the chilaquiles burger (chips, sauce and egg atop a burger patty) was messy, tasty fun.—
Jess Fleming,
Twin Cities,
5 Feb. 2026
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For Carston, watching her kids devour her kitchen creations is worth every spoonful.—
Ryan Dennis,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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But all the profits were gobbled up, either by the tariffs or the debt payments needed to cover them.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
9 Feb. 2026
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Monstera Aptly named, monstera deliciosa is truly monstrous, gobbling up space in your home at a rate of one to two feet per year.—
Lee Wallender,
The Spruce,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Gulp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gulp. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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