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as in alcoholism
the condition of being drunk
there's a firm distinction between the moderate consumption of alcoholic beverages and overindulgence to the point of intoxication
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as in ecstasy
a state of overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion
the intoxication felt by two people who have just fallen in love
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Recent Examples of intoxication
Police said Ortiz was arrested and charged with intoxication manslaughter.
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Mike Stunson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Jan. 2025
The hope is that the information will help owners and employees recognize possible patterns, such as when patrons are leaving too drunk or act as a catalyst to retrain staff on signs of intoxication.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Salazar mentioned that the driver responsible for the crash may have a medical history that contributed to the incident, though there is no indication of intoxication.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 20 Dec. 2024
Kim entered rehab the following year, and also spent time in rehab in 2015 after being charged with public intoxication.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Mike Stunson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Jan. 2025
The hope is that the information will help owners and employees recognize possible patterns, such as when patrons are leaving too drunk or act as a catalyst to retrain staff on signs of intoxication.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Salazar mentioned that the driver responsible for the crash may have a medical history that contributed to the incident, though there is no indication of intoxication.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 20 Dec. 2024
Kim entered rehab the following year, and also spent time in rehab in 2015 after being charged with public intoxication.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intoxication
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Eventually, with her father in Alaska for work, her mother struggling with alcoholism, and a disturbing set of family secrets beginning to come to light, Neko, still a minor, finds a way to live on her own.—
Emma Alpern,
Vulture,
28 Jan. 2025
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Public-health measures should help further reduce smoking, alcoholism, obesity, and social isolation.—
Jonathan Rauch,
The Atlantic,
10 Dec. 2024
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She is closely associated with and often depicted alongside Dionysus, the god of wine and ecstasy.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
20 Jan. 2025
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Officers searched the car and found a bag that contained marijuana, crack cocaine, ecstasy and methamphetamine, leading to the arrest of a passenger, Stephon Ford, according to Tuesday’s ruling.—
Jim Saunders,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Jan. 2025
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Like hope, wonder is doubt is faith is A woman exiled, feeling her way from paradise to an arid wilderness Stolen in pursuit of ahistorical happiness, amnesiac.—
Paul Tran,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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Your happiness and smiles and great food and service were very much appreciated.—
Ticked Off,
Orlando Sentinel,
22 Jan. 2025
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Call: If there’s a heaven for goalie goals, Doc Emrick is the one doing all the calls.—
Sean McIndoe,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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Herschel, which viewed the heavens in infrared light, launched in May 2009 and ended its mission four years later.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
20 Jan. 2025
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Think of the way Jon M. Chu, Cynthia Erivo, and Ariana Grande honed the message that Wicked was not just a remarkably successful capitalization of Broadway IP but a tribute to radical joy.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
28 Jan. 2025
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Amid many celebratory posts on her Instagram Stories on Sunday as the Kansas City Chiefs clinched their third consecutive Super Bowl berth, quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ wife shared one photo that hardly sparked joy.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
People.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Intoxication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intoxication. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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