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Recent Examples of inebriant Labor Day weekend is a high-risk holiday with many people traveling long distances by car and many people drinking or using other inebriants while celebrating with family and friends. oregonlive, 30 Aug. 2019
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Noun
  • At live events, Gen Z drinks approximately 25% less alcohol than Millennials and older cohorts, favoring alcohol-free options and sophisticated mocktails instead.
    Zoryana Zagorodnya, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
  • Whether naturally occurring or added by the winemaker, the role of yeast in wine production is to digest sugar and produce alcohol, which remains in the wine, and carbon dioxide, which is released as gas.
    Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 17 June 2025
Noun
  • But in the last decade or so, Americans have come around to the herbaceous charms of these fortified wines—in spritzes, on the rocks—and liquor store shelves are beginning to reflect the kaleidoscopic range the category has to offer.
    Amiel Stanek, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 June 2025
  • In March, Huseynov was pulled over in Pleasant Valley for a traffic violation and was driving the same vehicle that was seen at the liquor stores, authorities said.
    Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2025
Noun
  • And that’s not counting the millions in equity deals that creators are increasingly scoring for partnering with brands ranging from snacks, clothing, soda, and booze.
    Forbes Video, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
  • The therapist has been getting his act together after spending his nights sublimating the pain with booze and pills, and leaving his also-grieving teen daughter, Alice (Lukita Maxwell), to be parented by his blunt next-door neighbor, Liz (Christa Miller).
    Mekishana Pierre Published, EW.com, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • This makes enough green tomato water for about 6 cocktails Serving Suggestion To mix one drink: Fill a glass with ice.
    Josh Miller, Southern Living, 22 June 2025
  • In the meantime, while her rivals for spots on Team USA are training on the push track in Lake Placid’s ice house, Jones is 1,600 miles away in Baton Rouge, where the only available ice comes in drinks and plastic bags.
    Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 21 June 2025
Noun
  • If you are stopped by law enforcement for driving under the influence of intoxicants, the California Department of Motor Vehicles has the authority to revoke or suspend your driving privilege.
    Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 5 June 2025
  • So do people who were convicted of driving under the influence of intoxicants.
    Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 18 May 2025

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“Inebriant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inebriant. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.

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