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noun

Definition of boozenext
as in alcohol
a distilled beverage that can make a person drunk this will be a birthday party without booze

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booze

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verb

ˈbüz How to pronounce booze (audio)
as in to drink
to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages he went out boozing with his friends on his 21st birthday

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Recent Examples of booze
Noun
The Hong Kong brewery crafted Rebound as a lighter, more refreshing riff on a previous Double IPA, dialing back the booze but keeping all the hop punch that makes the style sing. — Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 The frozen treat was popular enough that major alcohol manufacturers like Anheuser-Busch, who were prevented from selling booze during Prohibition, started producing ice cream instead. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
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 Like squeezing citrus into a light beer to make a shandy or boozing up a kombucha with reposado. — Jillian Dara, Forbes.com, 6 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for booze
Recent Examples of Synonyms for booze
  1. alcohol
  2. drink
  3. liquor
  4. rum
Noun
  • Rubbing Alcohol Head to the drug store for a bottle of 70% isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol to clean windows.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Food and drink Three meals a day—included in the rate, except for alcohol—are served in the main lodge, with every group being assigned the same table during their stay.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of alcohol
Verb
  • Most are men between the ages of 18 and 49, without a college degree, earning less than $50,000 a year, less religious than average, and likely to also drink alcohol.
    — Dario Sabaghi, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Food and drink Three meals a day—included in the rate, except for alcohol—are served in the main lodge, with every group being assigned the same table during their stay.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of drink
Noun
  • The company radioed for its medical emergency response team but didn’t explain that white liquor had been released, according to the report.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The brand’s whiskey is sold nationwide, including in Kansas City-area liquor stores.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of liquor
Noun
  • The pineapple and coconut rum baba afterward was the dessert of my dreams.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The distillery uses both cane juice and molasses to make its rum, and eschews the use of sugar or additives.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of rum

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“Booze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/booze. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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