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cold drink

American  

noun

  1. a beverage that is chilled.

  2. Chiefly Southern U.S. soft drink.


Example Sentences

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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

Customers have flooded social media with gripes about availability of the cold drink element of the subscription.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2023

“You want a cold drink, Grandma? How about a root beer?”

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins

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