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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

Pour yourself a cold drink, here are our book reviewers’ selections to start planning your hot summer stack.

From Los Angeles Times May 12, 2026

The sign at the entrance offers this four-step guide to the place: grab a chilled bite, choose a cold drink, pour a fresh coffee, snag a quick snack.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 4, 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

She spun out the pleasure of the cold drink as long as possible.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

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