as in drunk
being under the influence of alcohol
the friends agreed they couldn't let him drive in his besotted condition
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Recent Examples of besotted
Burnishing his cult of personality is, for all but the most besotted or trollish, not on that list.
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Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026
In America's gladiatorial two-party system, that could well deprive Republicans of a winning political issue with which to batter out-of-touch, climate change-besotted Democrats.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
In the first half of Brag Ingelsby’s series follow-up to Mare of Easttown, Grasso is a slick operator who shifts between tough-guy posturing and a besotted romance with new colleague Lizzie (Alison Oliver).
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
The movie opens with Bull (voiced by Adam Devine), the terrier main character, as an adorable little puppy brought home to his besotted owners — depicted, along with most humans in the film, neck down as a facsimile of a pet’s POV.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2025
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Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026
In America's gladiatorial two-party system, that could well deprive Republicans of a winning political issue with which to batter out-of-touch, climate change-besotted Democrats.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
In the first half of Brag Ingelsby’s series follow-up to Mare of Easttown, Grasso is a slick operator who shifts between tough-guy posturing and a besotted romance with new colleague Lizzie (Alison Oliver).
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
The movie opens with Bull (voiced by Adam Devine), the terrier main character, as an adorable little puppy brought home to his besotted owners — depicted, along with most humans in the film, neck down as a facsimile of a pet’s POV.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for besotted
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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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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Do your best to avoid foods with the words fried, au gratin, crispy, escalloped, pan-fried, sautéed or stuffed as this can indicate a high level of fat and calories.—
Dr. Sarah Kinsella,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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Seafood lovers can expect to get a full taste of the sea; lobster rolls, fried fish, and barbecue shrimp are all on the menu, plus some additional offerings for land lovers.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
4 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Spray dry toilet paper with cleansing, soothing and refreshing Pristine to create an instant wet wipe that is actually flushable and safe for your sewer and septic systems.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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The system could make the field wet at Petco Park on Friday evening, where the Padres host the Colorado Rockies.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The internet is full of accounts of the difficulties of captchas for the visually impaired, so ChatGPT’s training data is full of them, too.—
Amanda Gefter,
Quanta Magazine,
10 Apr. 2026
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Cellphone use can distract students and lead to disengagement from school, impaired learning and poorer mental health.—
Brian Jacob,
The Conversation,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The Hole was a place where a mother was blind, deaf, and utterly disconnected to her previous life, the concepts of career and friendship and exercise and positive reinforcement just hazy memories of a distant realm.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Apr. 2026
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Executives are blind to how employees really feel What the early enthusiasm obscured is now visible in the numbers.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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When these work together, firms may reduce wasted spend, improve lead quality, and stabilize case flow.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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No doubling back, no wasted time zigzagging across the city.—
Lauren Schuster,
Kansas City Star,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Besotted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/besotted. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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