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as in drunk
being under the influence of alcohol
state police warned that there would be zero tolerance for intoxicated drivers over the long holiday weekend
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as in ecstatic
experiencing or marked by overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion
the intoxicated moment when she found out that she'd won the award
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as in thrilled
to cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings
the stunning spectacle of this Las Vegas show is sure to intoxicate spectators
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as in excited
to fill with great joy
she was intoxicated by the news that she'd gotten the job of her dreams
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Recent Examples of intoxicated
Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 19 Mar. 2026
Investigators say Rico-Ceballos offered to assist an intoxicated woman in getting home.
—Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026
Authorities determined the driver was not intoxicated and said criminal charges were not expected.
—Annasofia Scheve, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
At the time, sources told THR that because alcohol was involved, it was questioned if one or both parties were too intoxicated to give consent.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 19 Mar. 2026
Investigators say Rico-Ceballos offered to assist an intoxicated woman in getting home.
—Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Verb
Although police obtained restaurant receipts that suggested Hamano had been drinking alcohol before the crash, prosecutors lacked sufficient evidence to charge him with driving while intoxicated.
—Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026
Authorities determined the driver was not intoxicated and said criminal charges were not expected.
—Annasofia Scheve, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intoxicated
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Never before has every half-drunk joke, every stumble of language, been so on the record; never before has the moral climate been so skittish — so quick to litigate tone, ignore intent and presume motive.—
Robert Lynch,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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The next summer, he was removed from a flight at LAX before takeoff while drunk and vomiting, having been seen earlier slamming beer and whiskey in the Delta Airlines lounge.—
Assistant Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
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Many of the stories in the book are tragic Icarus narratives, featuring acts of rebellion that succeed in one brief ecstatic burst, and then resoundingly fail.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
8 Apr. 2026
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Jennifer Hellmann, an Artemis 2 science team lead from NASA Ames Research Center, said the mood was ecstatic.—
Tariq Malik,
Space.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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And those who know Gilbert & Sullivan’s repertoire will be thrilled with the accompanying concert of G&S favorites.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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In the historic mining town of Tonopah, many locals are thrilled with the economy.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
2 Apr. 2026
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After Love, there’s not much to be excited about as rookies.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Apr. 2026
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But Platner has excited some supporters with an antiestablishment message his campaign believes could carry him to victory.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Apr. 2026
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Meis moves from the Baroque virtuosity of Rubens’s study of a drunken mythological figure, through the jagged modernist puzzle of Marc’s allegorical animals, to Mitchell’s painterly abstractions and their flickering landscape allusions.—
Jed Perl,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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Take Jackie, who comes into the ER after a drunken accident.—
Jonathan Hunt-Glassman,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Bright-eyed and giddy, her 19-year-old and 76-year-old selves collided.—
Shayla Martin,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Apr. 2026
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And this year, a giddy Petty wanted to see it for himself.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Apr. 2026
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The man who once electrified golf fans around the world is picking up the pieces from yet another mess he’s made.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
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The man who once electrified golf fans around the world is picking up the pieces from yet another mess he’s made.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
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The debate within the Democratic coalition is already bigger and louder, dividing moderates in swing states from progressives elated by Mamdani's rocket to victory in the nation's largest city.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Intoxicated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intoxicated. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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