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Recent Examples of besotted But Zehme remains too besotted by Carson to reconcile these disparate pieces of the man in any meaningful way. Isaac Butler, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2024 In a difficult role, Freeman makes the besotted teacher an incurable romantic, at least in his eyes. James Verniere, Boston Herald, 26 Jan. 2024 Stone, who also executive-produces, is Bella Baxter, the subject of a strange, questionably ethical reanimation experiment at the hands of Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe) and his besotted assistant, Max McCandles (Ramy Youssef). Rachel Handler, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2024 In just a few weeks, the irrepressible Jane Freeman and her besotted husband will celebrate their 58th wedding anniversary. Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 18 Jan. 2024 See All Example Sentences for besotted
Recent Examples of Synonyms for besotted
Adjective
  • Occasionally a table will be brought out to suggest another bar, another time, for Elmer to get drunk in and pick a fight, or a safe will be wheeled on stage for the clueless Elmer to try to blow up.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 27 Apr. 2025
  • Ferguson was drunk at the time, according to prosecutors.
    Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • In the plane with me were the pilot and our drunken passenger.
    Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 1 May 2025
  • Her continued testimony is expected to play a crucial role in the trial over whether Read killed O’Keefe, her boyfriend, in January 2022 with her SUV during a drunken fit of rage, or whether she was framed for his murder by law enforcement officers.
    Michael Loria, USA Today, 1 May 2025
Adjective
  • The burritos are filled with home fries-ish bits of potato, cheddar cheese, three eggs cooked on the griddle, sausage or fried bacon.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
  • For brunch, there are the likes of Stillhouse Eggs Benedict with fried green tomatoes, Koko’s Biscuits & Gravy, and Chicken & Waffles.
    Susan B. Barnes, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Maintain a safe distance from water, wet items, and metal objects.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2025
  • In 2023, the SWP allocations were 100 percent after an abnormally wet winter season benefitted reservoirs and helped remedy much of California's drought.
    Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Expanding Gross Reservoir is critical to add water storage capabilities on the north end of the utility’s water supply system and to create more of a safeguard in case the much larger south end of the system becomes impaired, according to Denver Water.
    Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2025
  • The skies were overcast at the time, but visibility over the river was not substantially impaired.
    Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Without real-time insight into production, companies are flying blind.
    SJ Studio, Sourcing Journal, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Doctors had braced Gianna's parents for the possibility that their daughter might be blind, mute or unable to swallow as the tumor pressed down on the vital nerves of her brain stem.
    Christopher Cann, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • That means fewer unexpected shutdowns and less wasted time, as well as lower repair costs.
    Cory McNeley, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Nonetheless, fusion research is rarely a wasted effort, Whyte says.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Dec. 2024

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“Besotted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/besotted. Accessed 7 May. 2025.

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