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safe to drink

ADJECTIVE
potable
Synonyms


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He joked the Guinness would be "halfway down me" before experts had the chance to declare whether it was safe to drink.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

Unicorn horns can make poisonous water safe to drink, while a griffin’s feather can restore sight.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

China has become a major supplier of ingredients for small-molecule medications, coatings and sterilization agents for medical devices, and the chlorine and caustic soda used to keep water safe to drink.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 30, 2025

The treated water was by definition safe to drink.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2025

And the city water, because of recent flooding, wasn’t safe to drink when we got there.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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