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 Brilliant but famously difficult to work with due to his alcoholism, Lorenz Hart died the year after his collaborator Richard Rodgers launched his successful creative partnership with Oscar Hammerstein. Samantha Allen, Them., 2 Sep. 2025 Fuller, who had an absent father and mother with alcoholism, was in a crash in 2019 that left him permanently disabled and he's also been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025 You’ll be engrossed and saddened by the backstory to Jason Kaminsky, the one-time Nottingham Forest prospect who suffered from alcoholism and died in 2005, aged just 31. Phil Hay, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025 Psilocybin is being increasingly used as an adjunctive therapy to treat substance abuse disorders, such as alcoholism or opioid abuse. Benjamin Adams, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for alcoholism
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drunkenness
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  • The list of allowable grounds includes malfeasance, misfeasance, neglect of duty, habitual drunkenness, incompetence, or permanent inability to perform official duties.
    Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2025
  • Portalatin’s petition seeks to remove Wilder and Saenz using a statute in the Texas Local Government Code that allows for citizens to seek public officials’ removal due to incompetency, official misconduct or drunkenness both on and off duty.
    Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Aug. 2025

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“Alcoholism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alcoholism. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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