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as in drunk
being under the influence of alcohol
state police warned that there would be zero tolerance for intoxicated drivers over the long holiday weekend
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as in ecstatic
experiencing or marked by overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion
the intoxicated moment when she found out that she'd won the award
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as in thrilled
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 excited
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 intoxicated
Bayliss Wagner, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Feb. 2026
Then, last December, while playing at Missouri, Young was charged with driving while intoxicated and speeding.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2026
Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Timberlake was arrested in June 2024 after police alleged Timberlake was driving while intoxicated.
—Mason Leib, ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
In the internal report, an ICE agent wrote that Martinez appeared intoxicated or impaired and disobeyed verbal instructions to stop and exit his vehicle.
—Bayliss Wagner, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Feb. 2026
Then, last December, while playing at Missouri, Young was charged with driving while intoxicated and speeding.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2026
Verb
Police said the officer who stopped Timberlake determined the singer was intoxicated.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Timberlake was arrested in June 2024 after police alleged Timberlake was driving while intoxicated.
—Mason Leib, ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intoxicated
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During one of the shootings, Sheriff Shittu, a 30-year-old aspiring fashion designer, was fatally shot in the head after a tussle with a drunk patron who had groped his girlfriend earlier in the night.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
14 Mar. 2026
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Authorities alleged Lipscomb, who was drunk, belligerent and profane, came over next door to yell at the lawn care crew, including Starks, who were cutting the grass.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
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Even rave, which, frenzied and ecstatic, seems the opposite, had its own logic of form.—
Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
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But after seeing his name next to many minuses lately, Levshunov was ecstatic Sunday to finally be on the positive side after a game.—
Scott Powers,
New York Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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The Academy’s producers can’t be thrilled a potential winner isn’t confirmed to be sitting in the audience.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
13 Mar. 2026
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The only person who isn’t thrilled about this development?—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2026
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But a possible second-round matchup excited the players even more.—
Matt Murschel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2026
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But all those concept records were sort of flying about then, and for a while afterwards, so we were just being excited by the zeitgeist then.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
9 Mar. 2026
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Then, in the final act, there’s a hugely satisfying, usually drunken throwdown in which every single person gets to take a whack at the piñata.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2026
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Baker said Wednesday the bill’s life sentence provision would not include cases where a reckless or drunken driver caused the accidental death of an officer.—
Marta Zherukha,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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Online, giddy takes on Operation Epic Fury described it as a checkmate move against China, rather than a war of choice against Iran.—
Andy Browne,
semafor.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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Hudson Williams also makes a cameo as one of the giddy skaters, a sweet nod to his actual friendship with Storrie (and, of course, a seemingly necessary offering to the feral studio audience).—
Rima Parikh,
Vulture,
1 Mar. 2026
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His second-inning grand slam against Chinese Taipei electrified the crowd, made the day of one big baseball fan and virtually put an end to Samurai Japan’s blowout victory.—
Maria Torres,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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All the Miami stars played and Messi, returning from injury, electrified the Chase Stadium crowd with a pair of goals in the span of 11 minutes to put Miami ahead late in the game.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
1 Mar. 2026
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The debate within the Democratic coalition is already bigger and louder, dividing moderates in swing states from progressives elated by Mamdani's rocket to victory in the nation's largest city.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Intoxicated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intoxicated. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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