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as in drunk
a bout of prolonged or excessive drinking the Old West custom of heading to the saloon at night for an all-out carouse and some poker playing

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carouse

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verb

as in to drink
to take part in drunken revelry spent all of shore leave carousing with his mates

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Verb
After all that carousing, Chalamet, 29, managed to show up all smiles on race day on Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium in MiamI Gardens. Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 5 May 2025 Some allegedly caroused until dawn. Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Mar. 2025 From there, a series of scenes — a late-night house party full of adults drinking and carousing, a cascade of tinsel falling off a Christmas tree, a playground fail — replicate a you-are-there feeling as a preadolescent named Elwood Curtis navigates the agonies and ecstasies of boyhood. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024 Serving guests, some of them still carousing from the previous evening out, was never enough. Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 19 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for carouse
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Noun
  • Charlie Sheen once piloted a jet drunk.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Stray Bullets • In this week’s post-credits scene, Adrian removes the pants of the drunk, sleeping John Economos and plants a tender kiss on his forehead.
    Scott Meslow, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Anyone who’s drinking hot pumpkin spice lattes in a chunky sweater may need to rein it in for a little while.
    Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Delicious now, this will drink well for the next 4-6 years.
    Tom Hyland, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Gunman opens fire across Denver area On December 27, 2021, a gunman killed five people and wounded several others, including a police officer, in a Denver metro area shooting spree that included a car chase and gunfights with law enforcement, authorities said.
    Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Patrizio led the group’s ’90s acquisition spree, its Hong Kong IPO in 2011, and most recently the takeover of Versace.
    WWD Staff, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
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  • Gattuso reveled as his side broke the deadlock when Moise Kean headed in Mateo Retegui’s flick-on in the 58th minute.
    David Ferrini, Forbes.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • And there are the neighbors who revel at the many nicknames coined for the spot.
    Lauren Brensel, Sun Sentinel, 17 July 2025
Noun
  • Wright’s and Cooke’s appropriately scenery-chomping performances alone justify the binge.
    Judy Berman, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Watch the entire Toxic Trait video series in a single binge session for a full rundown of the skeletons living in all different celebs’ closets.
    Rachel Jacoby Zoldan, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Carouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carouse. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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