as in drunk
being under the influence of alcohol
Once they realized he was getting fried, his friends made him hand over the keys.
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Recent Examples of fried
Jamaica comes to Saint Lucia with the Jerk Shack at Sandals Grande Saint Lucian, which serves classic jerk chicken, sausage, pork, or fish with crispy festival (a traditional fried dumpling).
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Sandals Resorts, AFAR Media, 4 June 2025
McDonald’s announcement also comes one day after rival Popeyes launched its own chicken wrap, a first for the fried chicken chain.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 3 June 2025
But my favorite controversy came in the 1985 series, when the Flyers’ radical idea of letting their goalies have a water bottle on top of the net resulted in Glen Sather threatening to pull the Oilers off the ice while demanding to know whether buckets of fried chicken were next.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 16 June 2025
Much of Lucky Bird’s clientele are office workers who place orders for fried chicken sandwiches, tenders, wings and sides like cheddar jalapeño biscuits.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
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Sandals Resorts, AFAR Media, 4 June 2025
McDonald’s announcement also comes one day after rival Popeyes launched its own chicken wrap, a first for the fried chicken chain.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 3 June 2025
But my favorite controversy came in the 1985 series, when the Flyers’ radical idea of letting their goalies have a water bottle on top of the net resulted in Glen Sather threatening to pull the Oilers off the ice while demanding to know whether buckets of fried chicken were next.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 16 June 2025
Much of Lucky Bird’s clientele are office workers who place orders for fried chicken sandwiches, tenders, wings and sides like cheddar jalapeño biscuits.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fried
Adjective
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And maybe a little drunk and sick from all that oily food and crappy wine.—
Helen Schulman,
The Atlantic,
26 June 2025
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But try bouncing from a pop star version of 1500s English queen Anne Boleyn to a drunk 1985 housewife to a lusty 1955 teenager.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
22 June 2025
Adjective
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The film starred Harbour as a drunken, disillusioned Santa Claus ready to hang up his hat when his sense of heroism is stirred by a young girl whose family is taken hostage.—
Michileen Martin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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Even what seems like a one-time drunken slipup with a stranger is usually rooted in something deeper.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
11 June 2025
Adjective
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When the humidity is factored in, the heat indices and wet bulb globe temperatures will be at dangerous levels for activity, exertion, and our infrastructure.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Of course, be mindful of where cords are running to prevent them from getting wet during our frequent spring and summer showers.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
20 June 2025
Adjective
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For example, in the past a student would have to be failing classes to be considered impaired.—
Alison Escalante,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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However, the study did find that in women who were not cognitively impaired, elevated stress levels or persistently high cortisol in midlife—especially after menopause—may be a silent risk factor, Salardini says.—
Elizabeth Yuko,
Flow Space,
5 June 2025
Adjective
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That means fewer unexpected shutdowns and less wasted time, as well as lower repair costs.—
Cory McNeley,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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Nonetheless, fusion research is rarely a wasted effort, Whyte says.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
3 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Their sweet flavor can balance the richness of stewed meats and earthy spices and add a unique twist to your meal.—
Lauren O'Connor, MS,
Health,
29 Sep. 2024
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Don’t miss the island’s national dish, oil down, a hearty bowl of stewed meats and provisions that can cure any hangover.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Feb. 2024
Adjective
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Plates champion some of the best local and seasonal ingredients for shareable dishes like white asparagus with pickled strawberries and goat cheese or bluefin tuna with garden peas and grilled padron peppers with pil pil sauce.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
22 June 2025
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There were also triangles of golden tomatoes and speckles of pickled red onion throughout.—
Kaitlyn Rosati,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2025
Adjective
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Three little raggedy boys sit in a row pressed against each other on a mound of rubble in front of a worn plastered brick wall in 1915 in Esztergom, Hungary, Kertész’s homeland.—
Donna Seaman
June 18,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2025
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Their plastered smiles and scripted pleasantries represented a great loss of emotional freedom and a new level of managerial control.—
TIME,
TIME,
24 Oct. 2023
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“Fried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fried. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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