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Recent Examples of dipsomania
While anxious weirdos were sprinting to the Piggly Wiggly to stock up on Wonder Bread and milk before the impending snowstorm hit, savvy folks focused more on their looming dipsomania.
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Aaron Goldfarb, Esquire, 23 Jan. 2016
Aaron Goldfarb, Esquire, 23 Jan. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dipsomania
Noun
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The accident is often caused by negligence, intoxication, or distraction, and in the case of hit-and-runs, the act of leaving the crash scene itself.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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Luis Fernando Del Ra Ortiz, 50, of Key Largo, was arrested and charged with child neglect, disorderly intoxication, resisting arrest, battery, and assault, according to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office.—
Steven Yablonski,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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The hotel heir — who died of a heart attack in 1969 — was reportedly abusive and struggled with alcoholism.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
7 May 2026
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Then just two weeks later, her father died by suicide after a long, largely unseen struggle with alcoholism and depression.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Dipsomania.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dipsomania. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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