as in drinks
to swallow in liquid form
slowly sipping the hot soup
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Recent Examples of sips
Usa Today Network, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Drinks feel just as grown-up, shifting away from sweet sips like sodas (a 2025 staple) and sugary mixed drinks toward options like sparkling water with citrus, martinis (with an olive or onion, of course), savory cocktails, and bloody Marys or Caesars.
—Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Feb. 2026
Specific activities include Rustic Rehabs holding a scarf swap, Valentine sips and craft-making; Poppy & Tyme will have its Make & Take bars open, including $10 special sugar scrubs; and Just Kiln Time is waiving its pottery studio fee for the night.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Take two large sips from the beer, and pour the rest into the pot.
—The Know, Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2026
Notes of tea aren’t totally new in the perfume world; Early adopters of the trend include Guerlain's Aqua Allegoria and Elizabeth Arden's White Tea range, but the latest iterations borrow from modern sips ranging from chai to matcha, and everything in between.
—Karina Hoshikawa, Refinery29, 23 Jan. 2026
Tasters took multiple sips of each contender in order to taste its full range of flavors.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Jan. 2026
The idea was to grab a bite, have a drink and maybe do a little shopping between tastes and sips.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 16 Jan. 2026
Helen sips from her cup, weighing her words.
—Sadia Shepard, New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2026
Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025
Noun
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
Drinks feel just as grown-up, shifting away from sweet sips like sodas (a 2025 staple) and sugary mixed drinks toward options like sparkling water with citrus, martinis (with an olive or onion, of course), savory cocktails, and bloody Marys or Caesars.
—Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Feb. 2026
Specific activities include Rustic Rehabs holding a scarf swap, Valentine sips and craft-making; Poppy & Tyme will have its Make & Take bars open, including $10 special sugar scrubs; and Just Kiln Time is waiving its pottery studio fee for the night.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Take two large sips from the beer, and pour the rest into the pot.
—The Know, Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2026
Notes of tea aren’t totally new in the perfume world; Early adopters of the trend include Guerlain's Aqua Allegoria and Elizabeth Arden's White Tea range, but the latest iterations borrow from modern sips ranging from chai to matcha, and everything in between.
—Karina Hoshikawa, Refinery29, 23 Jan. 2026
Tasters took multiple sips of each contender in order to taste its full range of flavors.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Jan. 2026
The idea was to grab a bite, have a drink and maybe do a little shopping between tastes and sips.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 16 Jan. 2026
Helen sips from her cup, weighing her words.
—Sadia Shepard, New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2026
Verb
Lindsay Lohan sips on a tasty treat to kick off the 3rd Annual Betch of the Year with Dunkin'.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sips
Verb
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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
Noun
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But as coffee has taken off in China, traditionally a tea-drinking market, Starbucks has run into a slew of competitors from boutique cafes to chains such as Cotti Coffee and Manner — which often sell drinks at half the price as Starbucks.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
8 Feb. 2026
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Hundreds of fans then had to clear the court, which had to be wiped down after food and drinks spilled everywhere.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Sips.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sips. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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