as in drunkenness
habitual or excessive drinking of intoxicants
a treatment center for those suffering from alcoholism
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Recent Examples of alcoholism
That includes a pair of surprisingly cathartic conversations between him and John Kreese (Martin Kove), the sensei whose verbal and even physical abuse kicked off his slide into self-loathing and eventually alcoholism after that loss in 1984.
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Ben Rosenstock, TIME, 13 Feb. 2025
Other possible causes are gout, alcoholism, spinal cord problems or menopause.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Here’s a sampling: autism, brittle bone disease, alcoholism, financial struggles and marital difficulties.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2025
That’s especially true of Rodgers, who could no longer stand working with him so closely while working around his alcoholism for the better part of 25 years.
—David Opie, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2025
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Ben Rosenstock, TIME, 13 Feb. 2025
Other possible causes are gout, alcoholism, spinal cord problems or menopause.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Here’s a sampling: autism, brittle bone disease, alcoholism, financial struggles and marital difficulties.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2025
That’s especially true of Rodgers, who could no longer stand working with him so closely while working around his alcoholism for the better part of 25 years.
—David Opie, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Alcoholism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alcoholism. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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