as in drunkenness
habitual or excessive drinking of intoxicants
a treatment center for those suffering from alcoholism
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Recent Examples of alcoholism
It’s been a long, cold February in New York City, filled with the premieres of many plays about addiction and alcoholism.
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2026
Thea has taken on the mission of reforming Ejlert Lovborg (Alexander Hurt), Hedda’s former lover, a brilliant intellectual whose alcoholism has been in check under Thea’s steadying influence.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
Written by Maria Topete and Cruz Angeles, who also directs, God of Tides follows Virgil (Gustin), once a promising musician, now at a crossroads, haunted by alcoholism, failure and fractured family relationships.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2026
From multiple run-ins with the law to a couple stints in rehab, the 64-year-old actress's 2025 arrest capped her long battle with alcoholism.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2026
Thea has taken on the mission of reforming Ejlert Lovborg (Alexander Hurt), Hedda’s former lover, a brilliant intellectual whose alcoholism has been in check under Thea’s steadying influence.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
Written by Maria Topete and Cruz Angeles, who also directs, God of Tides follows Virgil (Gustin), once a promising musician, now at a crossroads, haunted by alcoholism, failure and fractured family relationships.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2026
From multiple run-ins with the law to a couple stints in rehab, the 64-year-old actress's 2025 arrest capped her long battle with alcoholism.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alcoholism
drunkenness
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He was detained again in 2017 for an assault in Queens, then six months later arrested for suspicion of public drunkenness in Georgia.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
1 Mar. 2026
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He was twice arrested in 2017, first for assault in Queens, and then in George for suspicion of public drunkenness.—
Jami Ganz,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Alcoholism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alcoholism. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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