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as in alcoholics
a person who makes a habit of getting drunk
you can't trust anything that old drunk says
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as in sprees
a bout of prolonged or excessive drinking
after a weeklong drunk he was unable to remember anything
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Noun
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AlAnon is a support group for family and friends of alcoholics/addicts.—
Ramona Sentinel,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Oct. 2025 -
Using her charm offensive, Hedda goads naive spouses to cheat, recovering alcoholics to drink and depressives to wander off into the darkness with a revolver.—
Amy Nicholson,
Twin Cities,
23 Oct. 2025
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Silicon Valley giants announce huge AI spending sprees Silicon Valley giants announced huge AI spending sprees, drawing divergent market reactions — while seeming to ease fears of a major market correction.—
Semafor Events,
semafor.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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This monster is the precursor to slasher villains like Michael Myers and Jason Voorhees, who lumber along on their killing sprees, though this blueprint is far more sympathetic.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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Through countless binges and marathons, the NBC sitcom has built up a fan devotion that borders on religious.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
3 Sep. 2025
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Late-night YouTube binges, private DMs and social media posts could trigger a red flag on some dashboard.—
The Kim Komando Show,
FOXNews.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In my many decades of dealing with the city and state, this proposal ranks right up there as one of the all-time mind benders.—
Donna Frye,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Drunks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drunks. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.
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