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imbibe

[im-bahyb] / ɪmˈbaɪb /


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It’s one thing for Mamdani supporters to imbibe “eat the rich” rhetoric, it’s another to lambaste small-time shopkeepers as greedy exploiters when they are the backbone of neighborhood food provision and cultural cohesion.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 23, 2026

Fewer people in the U.S. are drinking alcohol, and when they do imbibe, they drink less than they used to.

From MarketWatch Dec. 23, 2025

An extremely light drinker, Yamamoto said that even the magnitude of this victory couldn’t drive him to imbibe any of the adult beverages provided to the players.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 12, 2024

At the same time as the tech bro’s supervillainy supremacy has emerged, some movies have sought not to lampoon Big Tech but to imbibe some of the digital world’s infinite expanse.

From Seattle Times Mar. 7, 2023

If only he could imbibe some of that night rest!

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

The nectar isn’t so potent that the plants catch every ant that imbibes; many of the insects are able to shrug off its effects and make it home to deliver the sweet treat.

From Science Magazine Nov. 29, 2023

In other words, Musk, who imbibes and regurgitates bad memes, has built a machine that is also designed to imbibe and regurgitate bad memes.

From Slate Nov. 7, 2023

It imbibes the illusion of omnipotence and wallows in self-adulation.

From Salon May 7, 2023

With a Bourdain-like gift for chatting up strangers and a willingness to disregard the gross factor, he imbibes traditional drinks from the familiar to the extreme while exploring the cultures that made the cocktails popular.

From Washington Post May 7, 2020

Wood will not do; for, though not liable to become damp, it imbibes heat fast enough; and, besides, it cannot be so put together as to shut out air sufficiently.

From Cottage Economy To Which Is Added The Poor Man's Friend by William Cobbett

Living within the system of slavery, enslaved and free people talked, traded goods, imbibed and celebrated.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

“It’s like she had already imbibed the spirit of Chisholm, and that was a really remarkable moment for all of us. Everyone left the read and we couldn’t speak. It was jaw-dropping.”

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 19, 2025

She was baptized into the Roman Catholic Church, from which she imbibed the lesson that a large religious institution could have ugliness in its past, but still do good in individual lives.

From New York Times May 22, 2024

And while Museveni imbibed Marxism and as a college student sought to verify Frantz Fanon’s theory of violence, Kainerugaba has not outlined his political vision.

From Seattle Times Mar. 15, 2023

A girl with him smiled, tilted her head back, imbibed, laughed.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates

All of which is true but, for a book featuring Franklin and Washington happily imbibing on the cover, it’s a bit of a buzzkill.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

There’s a lot of people that are still suffering from anxiety and mental illness that are still imbibing dangerous conspiracy theories.

From Slate Apr. 3, 2023

From the continued revival of the ever-present spritz to a surprising fungal twist to a super spy favorite, these are the cocktails some of our staff plan on imbibing in 2023.

From Salon Jan. 28, 2023

Born in 1936 to a textile shop owner and a homemaker, Tanaami grew up during the United States occupation of Japan, imbibing a heavy dose of American culture.

From New York Times Oct. 7, 2022

“Goblin-made armor does not require cleaning, simple girl. Goblins’ silver repels mundane dirt, imbibing only that which strengthens it.”

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling




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