dipsomania

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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. Aaron Goldfarb, Esquire, 23 Jan. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dipsomania
Noun
  • Sanchez is facing a level 5 felony battery resulting in serious bodily injury charge and three misdemeanor charges, battery resulting in injury, public intoxication, and unlawful entry of a motor vehicle.
    Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Sanchez was arrested at the hospital last Saturday on counts of battery with injury, unlawful entry of a motor vehicle and public intoxication, all which are misdemeanors.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • After being appointed a guardian when her alcoholism came to a head in the early 2000s, Joan lived a quiet life in Boston and stayed relatively out of the public eye.
    Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Kennedy was also known for publicly acknowledging her struggles with alcoholism and depression, something that few prominent women in America did at the time.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025

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“Dipsomania.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dipsomania. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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