as in alcohol
a distilled beverage that can make a person drunk
a religious denomination that strictly forbids the use of all intoxicants
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Recent Examples of intoxicant
Frame has arrived at her scene of longed-for creative apotheosis, and, of course, it is reached among outcasts, during the drift of an unemployed afternoon, by the public water, with the crumpled, argent detritus of casual intoxicants.
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Audrey Wollen, The New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2025
Among them is the popular intoxicant delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol, or delta-9 THC.
—Katharine Neill Harris, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2025
That feeling remains a powerful intoxicant, a decade ago and today.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
The driver was charged with operating a UTV while under the influence of an intoxicant, according to deputies.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2025
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Audrey Wollen, The New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2025
Among them is the popular intoxicant delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol, or delta-9 THC.
—Katharine Neill Harris, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2025
That feeling remains a powerful intoxicant, a decade ago and today.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
The driver was charged with operating a UTV while under the influence of an intoxicant, according to deputies.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intoxicant
Noun
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These criteria include disorders related to alcohol, cannabis, cocaine, prescription drugs and other substances.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
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His blood alcohol content was later found to be nearly twice the legal limit to drive a vehicle, state police said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2025
Noun
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While Unicorn is becoming a high-end investment platform for some, Marquis, 36, a bartender at the Franklin Tap who lives in Uptown, is using it more like an exotic corner liquor store and has multiple bids in this week’s auction.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2025
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Baijiu is the world’s most popular liquor by volume, most commonly distilled from sorghum, but also from rice, wheat, corn and millet.—
Claudia Alarcón,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
Noun
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Before Kimmel, Obama, and Biden hit the stage to toss bons mots back and forth in a cozy Q. & A., there was a series of private receptions, called clutches, plus photo lines and free-flowing booze and hors d’œuvres.—
Jake Tapper,
New Yorker,
13 May 2025
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Attendees regularly visited New York City, dined on chilled shellfish, drank free booze, collected TV-star autographs and met up with TV ad-sales executives and media buyers from their current agency of record.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
11 May 2025
Noun
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Coca-Cola could sell a bottled drink for less than a dollar and still make a profit.—
Oliver Whang,
New Yorker,
3 May 2025
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After all, a few hours without a drink isn't too much to ask.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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“Intoxicant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intoxicant. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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