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
There were at least 11 weddings to eight men, alcoholism and a doppelgänger who kidnapped her and tried to steal her life.
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Jeremy Helligar, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
Past traumas in my life resurfaced—bullying from my childhood, family alcoholism—lurking in my mind like unwelcome guests from October to April.
—Elizabeth Kelsey, Time, 26 Jan. 2026
However, the relationship was tumultuous, in part due to George's alcoholism.
—Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Jan. 2026
Newcombe struggled with alcoholism for years but became sober in 1967 and worked for the Dodgers for years, helping athletes and others across the country in their struggles with sobriety.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
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Jeremy Helligar, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
Past traumas in my life resurfaced—bullying from my childhood, family alcoholism—lurking in my mind like unwelcome guests from October to April.
—Elizabeth Kelsey, Time, 26 Jan. 2026
However, the relationship was tumultuous, in part due to George's alcoholism.
—Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Jan. 2026
Newcombe struggled with alcoholism for years but became sober in 1967 and worked for the Dodgers for years, helping athletes and others across the country in their struggles with sobriety.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alcoholism
drunkenness
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Pearl’s drunkenness provides the substrate for the novel’s magic, its icy transformation of the ordinary.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
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As Josh Barro argued two and a half years ago, a disquieting number of Kennedy men have injured or killed their romantic partners or themselves out of drunkenness and stupidity.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Alcoholism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alcoholism. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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