under the influence of

idiom

: being affected by
She was under the influence of drugs.
The satellite came under the influence of the planet's gravitational pull.
under the influence of a foreign government

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Silver was arrested on charges of operating under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, operating an unregistered motor vehicle, operating a motor vehicle without minimum insurance, improper use of registration plates, traveling unreasonably fast and improper rear lamps. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2025 White dwarfs are born when stars with sun-like masses exhaust their fuel supplies needed for nuclear fusion reactions within their cores and thereby collapse under the influence of their own gravity. Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Jan. 2025 No recent movie reflects so substantially the aesthetic of Antonioni, evoking a world under the influence of mass media. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2025 Johnny and Matthew were biking on Country Route 551 North just after 8 p.m. when a driver suspected to be under the influence of alcohol attempted to pass another car and fatally hit the brothers, New Jersey State Police told PEOPLE. Hannah Sacks, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for under the influence of 

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“Under the influence of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20the%20influence%20of. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.

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