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cocktail

[kok-tayl] / ˈkɒkˌteɪl /
NOUN
beverage
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So your typical cocktail party or brunch has to do a lot more work to cut through.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

But the program helped where my cocktail of hormones couldn’t, giving me tools and practices to quiet my mind.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

If the sauce needs nothing from me, I can spend that energy making dessert, mixing a cocktail for guests, warming bread — or simply deciding which sparkling water sounds good.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

“U.S. shoppers are seemingly turning back to bold — big gold pieces, chunky chains, big colored gemstone pieces and cocktail rings, that kind of thing,” she said over email.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

She shimmied out of her shorts and tank and into her official pageant dress, a blue cocktail number with a poufy skirt.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray


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