as in alcoholism
the condition of being drunk
there were times during her bouts of inebriety when she actually thought that her boyfriend's jokes were funny
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Fitzgerald died young at age 44 in 1940, a victim of his alcoholism and life’s other demons that haunted him in his lifetime, such as his wife Zelda being institutionalized from 1930 until her death at age 47 in 1948.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026 -
Mark Chesnutt's alcoholism nearly cost him his life.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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The lack of a recommendation reflected mixed sentiments None of the council members disputed that crime and drunkenness, mini liquor bottle litter and nuisance behaviors are problems to be addressed.—
Eric Adler
March 31,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
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The Puritans once banned the game shuffleboard, an occasion for gambling and drunkenness.—
Brendan King,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Indeed, the level of global acclaim Jackson, who tragically died in 2009 at the untimely age of 50 due to acute propofol intoxication, achieves is unprecedented.—
Keith Murphy,
VIBE.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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The Ventura County Medical Examiner classified Hernandez's death as a homicide, caused by acute ethanol intoxication.—
Julie Sharp,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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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
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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,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Inebriety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inebriety. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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