as in drunk
being under the influence of alcohol
Once they realized he was getting fried, his friends made him hand over the keys.
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Recent Examples of fried
Clients can choose from designs like a fried egg, a wish bone, a pizza slice or a dirty martini for up to $150 each.
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Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Can't Miss: My favorite night of the trip was eating fried chicken and drinking beer and soju in Euljiro’s Nogari Alley, where people come after work and sit at plastic tables with folding chairs.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2025
Gentile also recommended the fried chicken at The Country Cat at Oregon's Portland International Airport (PDX).
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Fourteen Chinese exchange students were treated to an American dinner of fried chicken, watermelon and homemade desserts this week as they were welcomed to their two-week visit to the Elgin area.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
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Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Can't Miss: My favorite night of the trip was eating fried chicken and drinking beer and soju in Euljiro’s Nogari Alley, where people come after work and sit at plastic tables with folding chairs.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2025
Gentile also recommended the fried chicken at The Country Cat at Oregon's Portland International Airport (PDX).
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Fourteen Chinese exchange students were treated to an American dinner of fried chicken, watermelon and homemade desserts this week as they were welcomed to their two-week visit to the Elgin area.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fried
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In his memoir, Perry recalled how Aniston was the first costar to confront him about his troubles despite him never having been drunk on set.—
Mekishana Pierre,
EW.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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In August 2024, the nursing home was penalized when federal surveyors found that two residents were leaving the nursing home without signing out and then returning drunk.—
Ciara McCarthy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Survey data showed that Naperville police made 258 drunken driving arrests in 2024, a 51.8% increase over the 170 made in 2023.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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Matters are complicated by Olivia's drunken uncle, Sir Toby Belch (John Ellison Conlee), serving-woman Maria (Daphne Rubin-Vega), and Belch's friend Sir Andrew Aguecheek (Ferguson).—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Extended warm, wet weather can cause black spot, which appears as black spots surrounded by yellow.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
7 Aug. 2025
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Remember to pack a good pair of waterproof hiking sandals for wet landings, hiking boots for dry landings, reef-safe sunscreen, and your best camera or a new Go-Pro for underwater videos.—
Kaeli Conforti,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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An impaired sense of smell is more strongly predictive of all-cause mortality than heart disease.—
Tad Friend,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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In a stream alongside the old mining property, high levels of zinc and manganese have been detected for years, resulting in the water body, known as Stream C, being placed on the state’s impaired waters list.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Each episode is just 25 minutes long, with no wasted motion, and creator Félix Sabroso is already at work on a second season.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
11 July 2025
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The result should be more helpful alerts, and fewer wasted taps.—
Paul Lamkin,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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In the small family restaurant in Rogers Park Monday evening, Walter Guevara sat at a table and devoured yucca fries and Peruvian-style rice with stewed chicken, hungry despite his numerous cancer treatments.—
Nell Salzman,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Aug. 2025
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Their sweet flavor can balance the richness of stewed meats and earthy spices and add a unique twist to your meal.—
Lauren O'Connor, MS,
Health,
29 Sep. 2024
Adjective
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Wagyu beef tartare topped with pickled shallot, sherry vinegar, truffle, horseradish sabayon, served with tallow toast.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 July 2025
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Japan’s savory, nutrient-dense breakfasts of fish and pickled vegetables may seem odd to people in countries like Italy, where breakfast is a cappuccino and a croissant.—
Matthew Clark Davison,
Literary Hub,
25 July 2025
Adjective
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Three little raggedy boys sit in a row pressed against each other on a mound of rubble in front of a worn plastered brick wall in 1915 in Esztergom, Hungary, Kertész’s homeland.—
Donna Seaman
June 18,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2025
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Their plastered smiles and scripted pleasantries represented a great loss of emotional freedom and a new level of managerial control.—
TIME,
TIME,
24 Oct. 2023
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“Fried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fried. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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