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Recent Examples of beery
Around five, the sun broke through the clouds, a beery yellow light that made the leaves glint like glass.
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Robert Moor, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
In 2023, Thomas made beery history by earning the title of Master Cicerone from the Cicerone Certification Program.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
Several years from now, however, if scientists at the Oregon Hatchery Research Center have their way, some chinook salmon will be chasing a very different scent: the rich, beery bouquet of brewer’s yeast.
—Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 July 2023
In a beery bromance Instagram video posted on Monday (May 15), Combs taught Sheeran how to shotgun a beer.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 16 May 2023
Founded in 2001, the XFL was loud, beery fun at first.
—Kevin Cook, WSJ, 20 Sep. 2022
While sanctioned après festivities will be severely curtailed this year, with ski bars closed and beery events canceled, a lot of fun can be had in a parking lot.
—Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online, 20 Nov. 2020
Something about the smell of beery body odours attracts mosquitoes.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 4 Mar. 2010
Robert Moor, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
In 2023, Thomas made beery history by earning the title of Master Cicerone from the Cicerone Certification Program.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
Several years from now, however, if scientists at the Oregon Hatchery Research Center have their way, some chinook salmon will be chasing a very different scent: the rich, beery bouquet of brewer’s yeast.
—Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 July 2023
In a beery bromance Instagram video posted on Monday (May 15), Combs taught Sheeran how to shotgun a beer.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 16 May 2023
Founded in 2001, the XFL was loud, beery fun at first.
—Kevin Cook, WSJ, 20 Sep. 2022
While sanctioned après festivities will be severely curtailed this year, with ski bars closed and beery events canceled, a lot of fun can be had in a parking lot.
—Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online, 20 Nov. 2020
Something about the smell of beery body odours attracts mosquitoes.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 4 Mar. 2010
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beery
Adjective
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From boozy vanillas to a scrumptious pistachio rose.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
31 Mar. 2026
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This means that while there will be indoor seating, Smash patrons can order boozy milkshakes or cocktails on tap, then take them for a picnic a few feet outside the doors.—
Jess Lander,
San Francisco Chronicle,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Roster imbues his Ed with a sort of goofball persona, delightfully recalling his many hotel adventures after some drunken discomfort.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Demorris Hunter was accused of strangling 38-year-old Teresa Green in May 2002 shortly after a party with their neighbors allegedly ended in a drunken altercation.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Never before has every half-drunk joke, every stumble of language, been so on the record; never before has the moral climate been so skittish — so quick to litigate tone, ignore intent and presume motive.—
Robert Lynch,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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The next summer, he was removed from a flight at LAX before takeoff while drunk and vomiting, having been seen earlier slamming beer and whiskey in the Delta Airlines lounge.—
Assistant Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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At a tipsy, intimate dinner with two of their friends mere nights before the wedding, Emma reveals the worst thing she’s ever done.—
Hannah Jocelyn,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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Kylie’s friends were seemingly tipsy and hungry and arguing over a bag of The Good Crisp Company Original Potato Chips, Crinkle Cut.—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Leaving fireworks to the experts keeps them out of the hands of kids and inebriated adults celebrating the holidays, and first responders are likely nearby in case of emergencies.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
18 Mar. 2026
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The inebriated woman proceeded to openly discuss Coughlan’s body while right in front of her, much to the actor’s dismay.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Or simply to help other individuals in dire straits — like the widow (Whitney Morgan Cox) and daughter (Veda Cienfuegos) of that inebriate driver, their current plight worsened by the bankruptcy brought on by a Bernie Madoff-like financial predator?—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
30 July 2023
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The money covers additional shelter beds, more street outreach, rapid rehousing, safe parking and the serial inebriate program.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 June 2023
Adjective
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On Wednesday, the Napa County District Attorney's Office said Brumley was charged with three felony counts of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and felony driving under the influence of a drug.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Hickerson reached a plea agreement with prosecutors and was sentenced for driving while intoxicated and for failing to equip his vehicle with two working headlights on March 16, according to court records.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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DiMarco is a perfect fit as the besotted but fragile boy-man groom while Jason Leigh interjects hazy weirdness while Levine, Wilbusch, Birney, Crome and Fraser keep our suspicions about them on high.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
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If anything, Oppenheimer can be overly besotted.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Beery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beery. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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