red-eye

noun

Definition of red-eyenext
as in rotgut

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Recent Examples of red-eye New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel didn’t hide from quarterback Drake Maye’s struggles on Thursday afternoon after a red-eye, cross-country flight back from Seattle following his team’s season-opening loss to the Seahawks. — Chad Graff, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Following the game, the team boarded a red-eye flight back to Newark Liberty International Airport. — Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 Instead of sending an account executive to smooth things over, Dibrov booked a red-eye flight himself, showed up in person, and talked the customer back into the relationship by coming up with a plan to resolve any technical issues. — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026 Use a plush memory foam travel neck pillow like this one on your next red-eye flight. — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for red-eye
Recent Examples of Synonyms for red-eye
  1. rotgut
  2. bathtub gin
  3. alcohol
  4. spirits
  5. booze
  6. bootleg
  7. rum
Noun
  • But mingling with Robert Mitchum and Lana Turner, cocktail in hand, makes even a rotgut movie a top-shelf experience.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 16 May 2023
  • Born in 1912 to a Kashmiri family in the northern state of Punjab, Manto fell under the spell of Gorky and Poe, not to mention the rotgut that would kill him at the age of forty-two.
    — Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 26 Dec. 2022
Definition of rotgut
Noun
  • The government was the one that was poisoning the industrial alcohol the people were stealing to make bathtub gin.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Burnett leaned into the character’s drinking habit, hiccupping through Miss Hannigan’s swigs from a bottle of bathtub gin.
    — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Definition of bathtub gin
Noun
  • LaGrone was directed not to possess weapons, alcohol or drugs and remain under the care of a person whose initials are noted in a document.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Flair, 77, has battled health and alcohol issues over the years.
    — Ryan Morik OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of alcohol
Noun
  • The week will start dry and warmer than normal, but rain chances return Tuesday and could dampen Halloween spirits, with a 40% chance of rain Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026
  • As the Commander of the crew, my main responsibilities were to make sure the crew was safe, in good health and spirits, getting along well and on top of their work.
    — Michaela Musilova, Space.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of spirits
Noun
  • By now, Bobby Davis and Hoghead Henry were dead from the collision of guns and booze.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The booze is hand‑crafted in Jalisco, Mexico, made from 100 percent blue Weber agave.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of booze
Noun
  • Arthur Russell — Hall’s primary musical collaborator and the artist most associated with his own work — lived on the top floor, a cord of bootleg electricity snaking up from Ginsberg’s window to his apartment.
    — Jack Denton, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The Food and Drug Administration received reports in recent months that two people died after taking bootleg versions of an experimental weight-loss drug, according to documents reviewed by CBS News.
    — Daniel Gilbert, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of bootleg
Noun
  • The Sissi combines rum, lime and chestnut honey, with notes of coffee and mint, for a tipple as intense, sweet and unpredictable as its namesake princess.
    — Jaclyn DeGiorgio, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Drink Like a Fish mixes two rums, Mount Gay Eclipse from Barbados and Appleton Jamaican rum, with Blue Curacao citrus liqueur, a house cinnamon syrup and Earl Grey tea.
    — Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of rum

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