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
Poverty, existential fears, alcoholism were part of the daily life of many families in Lobitos who tried to subsist on fishing or farming.
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Sabrina Weiss, The Dial, 23 Sep. 2025
The idea was to reduce crime, alcoholism and recidivism, said Jack Rein, executive director of The Oscar Getz Museum of Bourbon History in Bardstown, Kentucky.
—Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Sep. 2025
Described as semi-autobiographical, the play follows a year in the life of college student Josh (Ben Hirschhorn), whose alcoholism has led him from theater school in New York to the shores of a reservoir in his Colorado hometown.
—Chad Jones, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
The tone then shifts as audiences watch Mike Sardina struggle with alcoholism and trauma wrought from a stint in the Vietnam War.
—Piet Levy, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
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Sabrina Weiss, The Dial, 23 Sep. 2025
The idea was to reduce crime, alcoholism and recidivism, said Jack Rein, executive director of The Oscar Getz Museum of Bourbon History in Bardstown, Kentucky.
—Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Sep. 2025
Described as semi-autobiographical, the play follows a year in the life of college student Josh (Ben Hirschhorn), whose alcoholism has led him from theater school in New York to the shores of a reservoir in his Colorado hometown.
—Chad Jones, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
The tone then shifts as audiences watch Mike Sardina struggle with alcoholism and trauma wrought from a stint in the Vietnam War.
—Piet Levy, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alcoholism
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
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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 5 Oct. 2025.
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