{"loaderData":{"0":null,"0-3":[{"type":"fetchPageData/fulfilled","payload":{"_id":"home-legacy","story":{"created_at":"2023-07-04T15:14:18.526Z","published_at":"2024-05-02T04:05:00.000Z","content":{"heroModule":[{"cta":[{"url":"https://www.thesaurus.com/e/writing/how-to-write-a-scary-story-tips-to-haunt-your-reader/","text":"Read more.","target":"_self"}],"article":{"name":"How to Write a Scary Story: Tips to Haunt Your Readers","content":{"topicLabel":"Writing tips"}},"imageUrl":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/featured/hero/how-to-write-a-scary-story-tips-to-haunt-your-reader-20251006.png","description":"Interested in crafting the next big thriller or a spooky short story? Here are some tips to get started.","subjectLabel":"Today"}],"quizModule":[{"cta":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/learn/quizzes","text":"Go to all quizzes","target":"_self"}],"image":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/daily-quiz.png","articleLink":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/quizzes/keep-it-short-an-abbreviations-quiz","text":"Take the full quiz.","target":"_self"}],"subjectLabel":"Quiz","wordpressSlug":"keep-it-short-an-abbreviations-quiz","questionNumber":"1"}],"xotdModule":[],"gamesModule":[{"gamesList":[{"name":"Daily Crossword","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:24:23.318Z","published_at":"2024-02-07T05:05:00.000Z","id":336141299,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/crossword/","text":"Daily Crossword","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215805,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/daily-crossword.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":""},"slug":"daily-crossword","full_slug":"games/daily-crossword","sort_by_date":null,"position":0,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"013f4974-3fad-4e2b-8aa2-c573ef31f263","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:55.972Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Hurdle","created_at":"2023-07-07T20:42:46.109Z","published_at":"2024-02-06T05:05:00.000Z","id":337835996,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://play.dictionary.com/games/todays-hurdle","text":"Hurdle","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215808,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/hurdle.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/hurdle"},"slug":"hurdle","full_slug":"games/hurdle","sort_by_date":null,"position":-30,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"3342f4e9-9403-4609-a956-7cd5eab50dc9","first_published_at":"2023-07-10T17:24:55.648Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Word Puzzle","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:31:56.964Z","published_at":"2023-07-10T17:24:59.422Z","id":336150578,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/word-puzzle","text":"Word Puzzle","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215807,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/word-puzzle.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false}},"slug":"word-puzzle","full_slug":"games/word-puzzle","sort_by_date":null,"position":-20,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"71792320-7229-4ab6-8558-b3af16f5e557","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:43.933Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Word Wipe","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:28:02.623Z","published_at":"2024-02-06T05:05:00.000Z","id":336141320,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://play.dictionary.com/games/word-wipe","text":"Word Wipe","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215806,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/word-wipe.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/word-wipe"},"slug":"word-wipe","full_slug":"games/word-wipe","sort_by_date":null,"position":-10,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"3789fc63-90b3-4407-99f4-fa263d1a3e39","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:50.947Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true}],"description":"Calling all cruciverbalists! Sharpen your mind with crosswords and word games, or take a brain break with your favorite classic games.","subjectLabel":"Games"}],"commonModule":[],"ribbonModule":[],"trendingModule":[{"articles":[{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/words-for-book-lovers/","text":"Words All Book Lovers Should Add to Their Lingo Library"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/passenger-princess/","text":"Do You Have a \"Passenger Princess\" In Your Car?"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/macro-vs-micro-economics/","text":"Macro vs. Micro: the Big (and Small) Difference"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/s/cool-words","text":"15 Cool Words to Add to Your Vocabulary"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/french-fries-words-around-the-world/","text":"Frites, Chips, and More: French Fries Around the World"}]}}],"subjectLabel":"Trending"}],"newsletterModule":[{"title":"Salutations, logophile!","imageUrl":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/newsletter.png","description":"Sign up to get everything a word lover could want: word origins, fun facts, and the latest language trends.","subjectLabel":"Newsletter"}],"largeRibbonModule":[],"recirculationModule":[{"articles":[{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/white-tie-vs-black-tie/","text":"White Tie vs. Black Tie: Which Is More Formal?"}],"topicLabel":"Commonly confused"}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/emoji/face-in-clouds-emoji/","text":"How Are You Using the Face in Clouds Emoji 😶‍🌫️?"}],"topicLabel":"Emoji IRL"}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.thesaurus.com/e/grammar/whycapitali/","text":"Why Do We Capitalize the Pronoun \"I\"?"}],"topicLabel":"Writing"}}],"subjectLabel":"Featured"}]},"slug":"shared-homepage","full_slug":"homepages/shared-homepage","sort_by_date":null,"position":0,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140983,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"c7ed375b-9129-448c-aeec-9f52e3fef270","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T18:23:43.845Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null}},"meta":{"requestId":"MA1r_en9XAmRzrWiamEVj","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"luna/fetchExampleSentences/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"nlp":[{"id":"6734945-5","sentence":"He also sent Mrs Breathwick a letter saying he wanted to go paddling in a lake with both women while drinking champagne.","source":{"sourceName":"BBC","publicationDate":"2025-10-07T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-10-07T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj0766g9edyo","abbreviation":"nlp","title":"Birmingham man guilty of stalking Myleene Klass"},"offsets":[110,119]},{"id":"6734200-72","sentence":"Roberts shouted to his team before the traditionally odd champagne celebration for two wins.","source":{"sourceName":"Los Angeles Times","publicationDate":"2025-10-02T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-10-02T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/story/2025-10-01/plaschke-dodgers-reds-game-2-bring-on-phillies","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Bill Plaschke","title":"Commentary: Dodgers dismantle Reds. Bring on the — gulp — Phillies!"},"offsets":[57,66]},{"id":"6734102-13","sentence":"The trial previously heard he sent a note calling Ms Klass a naughty vixen and wrote Ms Breathwick a letter saying he wanted to go paddling in a lake with both women while drinking champagne.","source":{"sourceName":"BBC","publicationDate":"2025-10-01T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-10-01T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8jmvpdn8jxo","abbreviation":"nlp","title":"Myleene Klass tells of 'terror' over alleged stalker's parcels"},"offsets":[181,190]},{"id":"6733869-23","sentence":"European captain Luke Donald holds the Ryder Cup trophy as he is doused with champagne while celebrating his team's victory over the United States.","source":{"sourceName":"BBC","publicationDate":"2025-09-30T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-09-30T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.bbc.com/sport/articles/cjr59742r9eo","abbreviation":"nlp","title":"In Pictures: Sporting photos of the week"},"offsets":[77,86]},{"id":"6733374-3","sentence":"They were animated but relatively reserved in an abbreviated clubhouse champagne shower.","source":{"sourceName":"Los Angeles Times","publicationDate":"2025-09-26T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-09-26T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/story/2025-09-26/dodgers-ws-hangover","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Jack Harris","title":"World Series hangover? Dodgers feel battle-tested for October by repeat challenges"},"offsets":[71,80]}],"tdb":[],"gbg":[]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"Champagne"},"requestId":"N_AcrGS8Gqv1aycIk5XMk","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"dcomWeb/fetchThesaurusRelatedEntries/fulfilled","payload":{"relatedEntries":[{"headword":"blond/blonde","partOfSpeech":"adjective","shortDefinition":"light in color, as hair","slug":"blond-blonde","synonyms":[{"headword":"auricomous","slug":"auricomous"},{"headword":"bleached","slug":"bleached"},{"headword":"champagne","slug":"champagne"},{"headword":"fair","slug":"fair"},{"headword":"fair-haired","slug":"fair-haired"},{"headword":"flaxen","slug":"flaxen"},{"headword":"golden-haired","slug":"golden-haired"},{"headword":"light","slug":"light"},{"headword":"pale","slug":"pale"},{"headword":"pearly","slug":"pearly"},{"headword":"platinum","slug":"platinum"},{"headword":"sandy-haired","slug":"sandy-haired"},{"headword":"snowy","slug":"snowy"},{"headword":"straw","slug":"straw"},{"headword":"strawberry","slug":"strawberry"},{"headword":"towheaded","slug":"towheaded"},{"headword":"washed-out","slug":"washed-out"},{"headword":"yellow-haired","slug":"yellow-haired"}]},{"headword":"blonde","partOfSpeech":"adjective","shortDefinition":"light in color, as hair","slug":"blonde","synonyms":[{"headword":"auricomous","slug":"auricomous"},{"headword":"bleached","slug":"bleached"},{"headword":"blond","slug":"blond"},{"headword":"champagne","slug":"champagne"},{"headword":"fair","slug":"fair"},{"headword":"fair-haired","slug":"fair-haired"},{"headword":"flaxen","slug":"flaxen"},{"headword":"golden-haired","slug":"golden-haired"},{"headword":"light","slug":"light"},{"headword":"pale","slug":"pale"},{"headword":"platinum","slug":"platinum"},{"headword":"sallow","slug":"sallow"},{"headword":"sandy-haired","slug":"sandy-haired"},{"headword":"snowy","slug":"snowy"},{"headword":"stramineous","slug":"stramineous"},{"headword":"straw","slug":"straw"},{"headword":"strawberry","slug":"strawberry"},{"headword":"towheaded","slug":"towheaded"},{"headword":"washed-out","slug":"washed-out"},{"headword":"yellow-haired","slug":"yellow-haired"}]},{"headword":"sparkling wine","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"effervescent wine","slug":"sparkling-wine","synonyms":[{"headword":"asti spumate","slug":"asti-spumate"},{"headword":"bubbly","slug":"bubbly"},{"headword":"champagne","slug":"champagne"},{"headword":"spumante","slug":"spumante"}]}],"slug":"champagne"},"meta":{"arg":"champagne","requestId":"4dqoTRowAnaA4tpPh5JAI","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"dcomWeb/fetchThesaurusEntry/fulfilled","payload":[{"entries":[{"createDate":"2021-05-09T15:08:20Z","headword":{"normalizedForm":"champagne","standardForm":"champagne"},"id":"6097fae400000000d20067ce","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2021-05-09T15:08:20Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":true,"forward":"champagne","groups":["a","aa","c","e","g","h","m","n","p"],"numLetters":9,"reverse":"engapmahc","subwordTokens":["champagne","hampagne","ampagne","mpagne","pagne","agne","gne","ne","e"]},"normalizedLetter":"c","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"id":"6097fae400000000d20067d3","ordinal":1,"shortText":"sparkling wine","source":"random-house","synonyms":[{"entry":{"headword":"bubbly","id":"6097fa0800000000d8002957","slug":"bubbly"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"wine","id":"6097f895000000035e00f3a5","slug":"wine"},"similarity":100}]}],"id":"6097fae4bb1f88f7c11d0795","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"noun"}],"pronunciationSets":[{"id":"5568083000000001cb00afca","lang":"en","ordinal":1,"pronunciations":[{"audio":{"flac":"C03/C0310600/C0310600.flac","mpeg":"C03/C0310600/C0310600.mp3","ogg":"C03/C0310600/C0310600.ogg","wav":"C03/C0310600/C0310600.wav"},"id":"5568083000000001cb00afcb","ipa":{"text":"ʃæmˈpeɪn"},"phonetic":{"boldIndices":[5,6,7,8],"html":"sham-peyn","text":"sham-peyn"}}],"region":"us"}],"slug":"champagne","source":"random-house","type":"tcom"}],"type":"tcom"}],"meta":{"arg":"champagne","requestId":"-pmOjwpgiJ-wutBJLXgEK","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"dcomWeb/fetchDictionaryEntry/fulfilled","payload":[{"entries":[{"createDate":"2015-05-29T06:33:20Z","headword":{"normalizedForm":"champagne","standardForm":"champagne","syllabicForm":"cham·pagne"},"id":"5568083000000001cb00afc6","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2015-05-29T06:33:20Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":true,"forward":"champagne","groups":["a","aa","c","e","g","h","m","n","p"],"numLetters":9,"reverse":"engapmahc","subwordTokens":["champagne","hampagne","ampagne","mpagne","pagne","agne","gne","ne","e"]},"normalizedLetter":"c","ordinal":1,"origin":{"id":"5568083000000001cb00afee","source":"dcom","text":"First recorded in 1655–65; after Champagne","type":"origin"},"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"id":"5568083000000001cb00afd3","label":"(initial capital letter)","ordinal":1,"source":"random-house","tags":[{"tag":"Viniculture","type":"category"}],"text":"the sparkling, dry, white table wine from the region of Champagne in France."},{"id":"5568083000000001cb00afd9","ordinal":2,"source":"random-house","tags":[{"tag":"Viniculture","type":"category"}],"text":"a similar sparkling wine produced elsewhere."},{"id":"5568083000000001cb00afdd","ordinal":3,"source":"random-house","tags":[{"tag":"Viniculture","type":"category"}],"text":"(formerly) the nonsparkling, dry, white table wine produced in the region of Champagne in France."},{"id":"5568083000000001cb00afe1","ordinal":4,"source":"random-house","text":"a very pale yellow or greenish-yellow color."},{"id":"5568083000000001cb00afe3","ordinal":5,"source":"random-house","text":"anything considered the best or luxurious."}],"id":"5568083000000001cb00afd0","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"noun"},{"definitions":[{"id":"5568083000000001cb00afe8","ordinal":1,"source":"random-house","text":"having the color of champagne."},{"examples":[{"sentence":"champagne tastes."}],"id":"5568083000000001cb00afea","ordinal":2,"source":"random-house","text":"luxurious or expensive."}],"id":"5568083000000001cb00afe5","ordinal":2,"partOfSpeech":"adjective"}],"pronunciationSets":[{"id":"5568083000000001cb00afca","lang":"en","ordinal":1,"pronunciations":[{"audio":{"flac":"C03/C0310600/C0310600.flac","mpeg":"C03/C0310600/C0310600.mp3","ogg":"C03/C0310600/C0310600.ogg","wav":"C03/C0310600/C0310600.wav"},"id":"5568083000000001cb00afcb","ipa":{"text":"ʃæmˈpeɪn"},"phonetic":{"boldIndices":[5,6,7,8],"html":"sham-peyn","text":"sham-peyn"}}],"region":"us"}],"slug":"champagne","source":"dcom","type":"dcom"},{"createDate":"2015-05-29T06:33:20Z","headword":{"normalizedForm":"champagne","standardForm":"Champagne","syllabicForm":"Cham·pagne"},"id":"5568083000000001cb00affa","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2015-05-29T06:33:20Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":true,"forward":"champagne","groups":["a","aa","c","e","g","h","m","n","p"],"numLetters":9,"reverse":"engapmahc","subwordTokens":["champagne","hampagne","ampagne","mpagne","pagne","agne","gne","ne","e"]},"normalizedLetter":"c","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"id":"5568083000000001cb00b012","ordinal":1,"source":"random-house","tags":[{"tag":"Geography","type":"category"}],"text":"a region and former province in NE France."}],"id":"5568083000000001cb00b00f","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"noun"}],"pronunciationSets":[{"id":"5568083000000001cb00affe","lang":"en","ordinal":1,"pronunciations":[{"audio":{"flac":"C03/C0310700/C0310700.flac","mpeg":"C03/C0310700/C0310700.mp3","ogg":"C03/C0310700/C0310700.ogg","wav":"C03/C0310700/C0310700.wav"},"id":"5568083000000001cb00afff","ipa":{"text":"ʃæmˈpeɪn"},"phonetic":{"boldIndices":[5,6,7,8],"html":"sham-peyn","text":"sham-peyn"}}],"region":"us"},{"id":"556808308f0d7c8ede647afd","label":"French","lang":"en","ordinal":2,"pronunciations":[{"id":"5568083000000001cb00b005","ipa":{"text":"ʃɑ̃ˈpan yə"},"phonetic":{"boldIndices":[6,7,8],"html":"shahn-pan-y^uh","text":"shahn-pan-yuh"}}],"region":"us","tags":[{"tag":"French","type":"geographic"}]}],"slug":"champagne","source":"dcom","type":"dcom"}],"type":"dcom"},{"entries":[{"createDate":"2010-07-28T16:34:47Z","headword":{"normalizedForm":"champagne","standardForm":"champagne"},"id":"4c505c27000000012200d228","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2010-07-28T16:34:47Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":true,"forward":"champagne","groups":["a","aa","c","e","g","h","m","n","p"],"numLetters":9,"reverse":"engapmahc","subwordTokens":["champagne","hampagne","ampagne","mpagne","pagne","agne","gne","ne","e"]},"normalizedLetter":"c","ordinal":1,"origin":{"source":"collins","text":"from Champagne , a region of NE France","type":"etymology"},"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"id":"4c83647c0b47c6baed6f14af","ordinal":1,"tags":[{"tag":"Science_and_Technology:Miscellaneous_Technologies:Brewing","type":"subject-field"}],"text":"(sometimes capital) a white sparkling wine produced around Reims and Epernay, France"},{"id":"4c587a7e1b50d2f28be60b28","ordinal":2,"tags":[{"tag":"Science_and_Technology:Miscellaneous_Technologies:Brewing","type":"subject-field"}],"text":"(loosely) any effervescent white wine"},{"id":"4c9d8af76ee9c929eaafc9b0","ordinal":3,"tags":[{"tag":"Arts:Fine_Arts_and_Visual_Arts:Colours","type":"subject-field"}]},{"id":"4c10f7ca8aeaae1087860d91","ordinal":3,"subOrdinal":1,"text":"a colour varying from a pale orange-yellow to a greyish-yellow"},{"examples":[{"sentence":"a champagne carpet"}],"id":"4c2f7d011772d26953c1e01b","ordinal":3,"subOrdinal":2,"text":"( as adjective )"},{"examples":[{"sentence":"a champagne capitalist"}],"id":"4c9a9c2308e37be770488395","ordinal":4,"tags":[{"tag":"General:General_Language:General_Language_Term","type":"subject-field"}],"text":"(modifier) denoting a luxurious lifestyle"}],"ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"noun"}],"pronunciationSets":[{"ordinal":1,"pronunciations":[{"ipa":{"text":"ʃæmˈpeɪn"}}]}],"slug":"champagne","source":"collins","type":"british"}],"type":"british"}],"meta":{"arg":"champagne","requestId":"YqPCmoO5aDcoKnCWQM2E0","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchSpellSuggestions/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"lunaWithSlug":[{"displayForm":"Champagne","slug":"champagne"},{"displayForm":"Champaigne","slug":"champaigne"},{"displayForm":"champagne","slug":"champagne"},{"displayForm":"champagne","slug":"champagne"},{"displayForm":"Campagna","slug":"campagna"},{"displayForm":"Campagna","slug":"campagna"},{"displayForm":"Champaign","slug":"champaign"},{"displayForm":"Champion","slug":"champion"},{"displayForm":"Champlain","slug":"champlain"},{"displayForm":"Champlain","slug":"champlain"},{"displayForm":"Champlain","slug":"champlain"}],"tunaWithSlug":[{"displayForm":"champagne","slug":"champagne"},{"displayForm":"champaign","slug":"champaign"},{"displayForm":"rampage","slug":"rampage"},{"displayForm":"campaigner","slug":"campaigner"},{"displayForm":"championed","slug":"championed"},{"displayForm":"campaign","slug":"campaign"},{"displayForm":"campaigns","slug":"campaigns"},{"displayForm":"champion","slug":"champion"},{"displayForm":"champions","slug":"champions"},{"displayForm":"rampaging","slug":"rampaging"}]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"Champagne"},"requestId":"UNhJsBTBeIeOwwVssPMx1","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}}]},"actionData":null,"errors":null}

champagne

Example Sentences

Related Words