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cold drink

American  

noun

  1. a beverage that is chilled.

  2. Chiefly Southern U.S. soft drink.


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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

For those of us unable to travel this year, nothing beats the simple pleasure of a great book with a cold drink on a summer afternoon.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2024

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

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2023

“Would you like to have a good cold drink of water?”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

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