as in drunk
being under the influence of alcohol
To his dismay, he found that many of his fellow cruise passengers were frequently sloshed.
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Recent Examples of sloshed
Devon Ivie, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2024
Several drinks later, Melanie’s sloshed and Sugar’s doing just fine.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2024
Germany was losing the war, the sloshed von Braun groused.
—David Axe, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
Adjective
Even before Morrissey’s statement, Marr trolled a fan on social media with a sloshed photo of British arse Nigel Farage when the fan expressed optimism that the Oasis reunion could tempt the Smiths.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2024
Several drinks later, Melanie’s sloshed and Sugar’s doing just fine.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2024
Germany was losing the war, the sloshed von Braun groused.
—David Axe, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sloshed
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
Verb
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One side of the 15-story Residence Inn by Marriott is splashed in bright orange, red and yellow paint depicting a portrait of country singer and songwriter Johnny Cash.—
Hanh Truong,
Sacramento Bee,
2 Jan. 2025
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This sent Dillingham into a rage, an explosion caught on camera and splashed all over social media.—
Doug Haller,
The Athletic,
30 Dec. 2024
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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In [apartment] 201 there were heartbreaks, there were loves, drunken parties with friends, with family—all the stories are there.—
Jessica Roiz,
Billboard,
11 June 2025
Adjective
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What To Know Between 12 and 24 inches of heavy wet snow are forecast to fall on the East Glacier Park region above 6,000 feet, and up to 6 inches below that altitude.—
Matthew Robinson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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Paradise Rot is perhaps less of a wet, watery exploration than the others in this list, and more the study of the porousness of two bodies cohabitating, and the blurring of these bodily lines between each other and their more-than-human cohabitants.—
Siouxzi Connor
June 20,
Literary Hub,
20 June 2025
Adjective
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But unfortunately, indulging too much in fried foods will trigger your cortisol.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
25 June 2025
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Those two disparate memories become a bowl of Venetian-style risotto with a small mound of rock crab meat sourced from that same crabbing boat and a fried egg espuma in the middle.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
18 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
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“Sloshed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sloshed. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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