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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Knuckling under the pressure to do something about this, Congress eventually passed a law that essentially denied such benefits to anyone whose only disabling condition was drug addiction or alcoholism.—
Tom Margenau,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Mar. 2026 -
A lot of these soldiers have high divorce rates, high amounts of alcoholism and abuse of pharmaceuticals.—
William Earl,
Variety,
1 Mar. 2026
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Rather, a lengthy process can be initiated to remove a member from office for gross neglect of duty, gross immorality, drunkenness, or other misconduct, the Ohio School Board Association stated.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Mar. 2026
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He was detained again in 2017 for an assault in Queens, then six months later arrested for suspicion of public drunkenness in Georgia.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
1 Mar. 2026
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His sister and Jaziel were treated for acute opioid intoxication.—
Doha Madani,
NBC news,
4 Mar. 2026
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These safety enhancements could include specific zones where penalties could be increased for infractions like DUI, public intoxication, and open containers.—
Esteban Reynoso,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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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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“Inebriety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inebriety. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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