1
as in to sip
to swallow in liquid form
guzzled my soda before I could stop him
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2
as in to drink
to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages
teenagers sneaking out to guzzle in the woods
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Recent Examples of guzzle
Do Americans really want to return to coal, more gas-guzzling cars, and no help for the poorest?
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026
Ur Rehman argues that still not enough has been done to invest in solutions to create a sustainable supply of H2O as humans continue to guzzle up the resource.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
The coffee outperforms anything guzzled in West London, even the decaf.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Electric and hybrid vehicles are beginning to replace some traditional gas- and diesel-guzzling production vehicles, appearing behind the scenes on projects like the Peacock series All Her Fault and the Universal film Him.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026
Ur Rehman argues that still not enough has been done to invest in solutions to create a sustainable supply of H2O as humans continue to guzzle up the resource.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
The coffee outperforms anything guzzled in West London, even the decaf.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Electric and hybrid vehicles are beginning to replace some traditional gas- and diesel-guzzling production vehicles, appearing behind the scenes on projects like the Peacock series All Her Fault and the Universal film Him.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for guzzle
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Summer, for some, is the perfect excuse to sip icy dirty martinis on a city rooftop.—
Loren Savini,
Allure,
14 May 2026
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Can that happen while holed up in a luxury resort, sipping coffee and watching whales from the balcony?—
Laura Dannen Redman,
Robb Report,
14 May 2026
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Food and drink Amada was a standout.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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The new ranch comes with a coffee-drinking porch (mandatory), but it is weathered, rustic and needs work.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Many years had passed since Caity Maple, a Sacramento councilmember, gulped down orange juice.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
10 May 2026
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Energy efficiency and carbon reduction were a big part of the pitch, as terrestrial data centers gulp enormous amounts of power and millions of gallons of coolant water.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
28 Mar. 2026
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Still, Garance’s death stare into the void, where this woman is still hard-boozing 90 minutes into the movie, starts to run its premise thin despite Exarchopoulos’ terrific and totally internalized turn.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
17 May 2026
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When a screaming match nearly ended in a fistfight—the director was famously into drugs, booze, and gambling at the time—Toberoff quit.—
Tom Dotan,
Vanity Fair,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Guzzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guzzle. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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