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cold drink

American  

noun

cold drinks plural
  1. a beverage that is chilled.

  2. Chiefly Southern U.S. soft drink.


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After a cold drink, your body sweats more slowly.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

The neighborhood tavern is getting a revival as the go-to place for a good meal, a cold drink and a sense of community.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 28, 2026

This division helps explain a familiar experience: cold on the skin feels very different from the sensation of breathing icy air or swallowing a cold drink.

From Science Daily Dec. 18, 2025

Thomas, the homeless person living on skid row, said that during heat waves he usually tries to order a cold drink at Starbucks so he can stay indoors as long as he can.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 19, 2023

Early in the evenings Mick came in for a cold drink or a sundae.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

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