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as in to sip
to swallow in liquid form
hastily gulping down the last of her tea before rushing out the door
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Recent Examples of gulp
John Seiler, Orange County Register, 27 Jan. 2025
In a state of unimaginable desperation, Islam and his family would also turn to water, gulping it in desperate attempts to fill their stomachs.
—Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
But being exposed to an ambient, low-level dose of germs is very different from gulping down a concentrated slug of them.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
Ryder plays the character as barely held together, gulping down pills and snapping at anyone who says the name of the demon who tried to marry her at the end of the first film.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2024
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Verb
Then there’s electricity, which AI gulps like the California government does tax dollars.
—John Seiler, Orange County Register, 27 Jan. 2025
In a state of unimaginable desperation, Islam and his family would also turn to water, gulping it in desperate attempts to fill their stomachs.
—Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
But being exposed to an ambient, low-level dose of germs is very different from gulping down a concentrated slug of them.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
Ryder plays the character as barely held together, gulping down pills and snapping at anyone who says the name of the demon who tried to marry her at the end of the first film.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gulp
Noun
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Finally, bloodsuckers from The Sims 4 Vampires can simply charm the burglar into leaving — after taking a quick sip from her, of course.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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Adria took a sip of tea, her first since sitting down.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Americans — but especially Californians — drink the most tequila, which can be called tequila only if it’s grown in Mexico.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2025
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What there seemed to be more of, though, was drinking.—
Kristen Mascia,
Parents,
4 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Respiratory problems: Regurgitated stomach acids that reach the back of your throat can be inhaled and cause irritation in your lungs and airways.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
7 Mar. 2025
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Over time, those items break down into tiny bits that people can inhale, ingest, or absorb through their skin.—
Claire Bugos,
Verywell Health,
7 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Welcome to The Shark Tank – also known as Rick Case Arena -- where NSU’s opponents get swarmed upon and devoured.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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Now, though, astronomers have a better sense of where to hunt for any X-ray, radio, or visible-light signatures that are the telltale signs of an invisible black hole that's devouring everything nearby.—
Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
6 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Santa Clara is the busiest city in California for data center activity, with more than 50 server farms gobbling up 60% of energy from the utility.—
CalMatters,
The Mercury News,
19 Feb. 2025
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Yet wireless companies and researchers today still set their sights on a marketplace where consumer demand will gobble up as much bandwidth as can be provided by their mobile networks.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
9 Feb. 2025
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“Gulp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gulp. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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