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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Carter's final film role came in 2020's The Way Back, which starred Ben Affleck as a high school basketball coach battling with alcoholism.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Jan. 2026 -
On Stranger Things, Susan Hargrove was last seen in Season 4, struggling with alcoholism and trying to support Max while living in the local trailer park.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
7 Jan. 2026
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With some species variations, all sorts of wild animals, from small rodents to elephants, will consume alcohol, even to the point of drunkenness.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
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Ancestors are memorialized but then assured that the rum still flows as drunkenness overtakes our narrator.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
2 Dec. 2025
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Public intoxication is a disease.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
5 Jan. 2026
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Public intoxication is a disease.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
2 Jan. 2026
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“Inebriety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inebriety. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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