Thesaurus results for INEBRIATION

inebriation

noun

Definition of inebriation

as in alcoholism

the condition of being drunk students who seem to think uninhibited inebriation is an essential part of the college experience

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Recent Examples of inebriation Ultimately, jurors sided with prosecutors whose 2023 criminal indictment outlined numerous instances of teens getting injured as a result of their inebriation under her watch. — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 26 May 2026 Spike Jones and His City Slickers recorded their version with a flurry of wacky sound effects that made the inebriation seem even more soused. — David Morgan, CBS News, 14 May 2026 The sources told the magazine that Patel frequently drinks to the point of conspicuous intoxication, and that his security detail has at times struggled to wake him due to apparent inebriation. — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2026 Some 20,000 delirious, singing spectators with flags of every sort in various states of inebriation had gotten their money’s worth, and then some. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026

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Unrequited yearning, alcoholism, and suppressed desires abound in the 80-minute one-act play, which won Escola a Tony Award.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026
Their letters are rarely about their complicated love lives, Lowell’s manic episodes, or Bishop’s struggles with alcoholism.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026

Definition of alcoholism

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The sheriff's office added that Butler showed no signs of intoxication during the incident and cooperated with authorities.

— Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Investigators said Butler, who was injured, showed no signs of intoxication and was cooperating with investigators.

— Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 2 July 2026

Definition of intoxication

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Authorities say Kristina Lopez Lujan is now charged with simple battery, public drunkenness, and disorderly conduct.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 12 June 2026
States have generally applied Clean Slate to non-violent, low-level offenses like writing a bad check, drug possession or public drunkenness.

— Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 30 May 2026

Definition of drunkenness

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