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FRUIT JUICE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Drink produced by squeezing or crushing fruit

Synonyms:

fruit crush; fruit juice

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("fruit juice" is a kind of...):

beverage; drink; drinkable; potable (any liquid suitable for drinking)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fruit juice"):

nectar (fruit juice especially when undiluted)

apple juice (the juice of apples)

cranberry juice (the juice of cranberries (always diluted and sweetened))

grape juice (the juice of grapes)

grapefruit juice (the juice of grapefruits)

orange juice (bottled or freshly squeezed juice of oranges)

pineapple juice (the juice of pineapples (usually bottled or canned))

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 Context examples: 

Efforts to decrease consumption of sodas and other sugar-sweetened beverages should also include fruit juices, and these efforts need to include adults as well as children.

(Sugary Fruit Juices May Increase Risk of Early Death, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The researchers found that those who drank the most sugar-sweetened beverages—including 100% fruit juice—had higher odds of dying during the study, compared with those who drank the least of these.

(Sugary Fruit Juices May Increase Risk of Early Death, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)