1
as in to excite
to cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings
the stunning spectacle of this Las Vegas show is sure to intoxicate spectators
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as in to delight
to fill with great joy
she was intoxicated by the news that she'd gotten the job of her dreams
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Recent Examples of intoxicate
The unit also made 14 arrests for operating while intoxicated, up from two OWI arrests within the same timeframe in 2024.
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Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Stange and Carroll also were both charged with operating while intoxicated, but those charges were dismissed in June without prejudice, according to court records and the prosecutor's office.
—Christina Hall, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The thrill of talking to ghosts is intoxicating at first, until one of them pushes things too far and invites something sinister into their lives.
—Emy Lacroix, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Blake appeared to be highly intoxicated, according to police.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
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Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Stange and Carroll also were both charged with operating while intoxicated, but those charges were dismissed in June without prejudice, according to court records and the prosecutor's office.
—Christina Hall, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The thrill of talking to ghosts is intoxicating at first, until one of them pushes things too far and invites something sinister into their lives.
—Emy Lacroix, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Blake appeared to be highly intoxicated, according to police.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
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Where atomic clocks measure time by tracking electrons shifting between quantum states excited by a microwave oscillator, nuclear clocks turn inward, measuring transitions within the nucleus itself.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Sep. 2025
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Mountain bikers in particular should be excited by this, as the Gateway Trail System, just outside of downtown Old Fort, is now open with a new parking area.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
16 Sep. 2025
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The guests were delighted by the surprise fireworks show.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 Sep. 2025
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Girl Violence, the result of that introspection, announces Strauss’ new chapter with songs that bloom and twist around themselves, echoing the fear and delight and increasing clear-eyedness that came along with each fresh experience.—
Maura Johnston,
Rolling Stone,
16 Sep. 2025
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The 6-1, 204-pound right winger is thrilled to share a line with Dvorsky and Stenberg.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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The Bishops’ persistence was rewarded when Maeve Delaney scored off a corner kick, which thrilled the team and head coach Gary Burke.—
Hannah Hughes,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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Other than suggesting a few corrections, Jefferson’s colleagues were elated by the text.—
Maurizio Valsania,
The Conversation,
17 June 2025
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And the reason this is elating to watch — in the way that a movie about the making of almost any other movie might not be — is that there’s barely any separation between the film Godard is making and what’s happening off camera.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
17 May 2025
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Turnstile — in the midst of their breakout year — electrified the airwaves.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
16 Sep. 2025
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There, on opening night in August 1912, an audience in aigrettes and opera cloaks had watched, electrified, as Vaslav Nijinsky danced The Spectre of the Rose with the Ballets Russes.—
Leslie Camhi,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Sep. 2025
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This enrapturing novel follows the fever dream aftermath of an author who wins a national literary award while another author visits a university that’s just experienced a mass shooting.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
31 Aug. 2025
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Last winter, Khamari parted ways with RCA, citing creative differences, and joined forces with independent record label Encore Recordings ahead of his new full-length, the enrapturing To Dry a Tear.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Intoxicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intoxicate. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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