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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
Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Jan. 2026
Axel Perez, 18, was arrested and faces a charge of intoxicated manslaughter with a vehicle, according to police records.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Jan. 2026
Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026
Kazmierczak has a criminal history and was convicted of driving while intoxicated in 2009 and again in 2010.
—Rachel Wolf , Asher Redd, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
Whyte’s charge of driving while intoxicated was dropped.
—Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Jan. 2026
Axel Perez, 18, was arrested and faces a charge of intoxicated manslaughter with a vehicle, according to police records.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Jan. 2026
Verb
Rosa Blanco was not injured and was arrested and charged with three counts of driving while intoxicated, according to the NYPD.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026
Kazmierczak has a criminal history and was convicted of driving while intoxicated in 2009 and again in 2010.
—Rachel Wolf , Asher Redd, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intoxicated
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Of course, most of them have been too drunk to notice.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Feb. 2026
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His wife is crying in the corner, collapsed on the floor, drunk and bleeding from her nose and mouth.—
Mary Gaitskill,
New Yorker,
22 Feb. 2026
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My photos that capture Bob in an intense moment, in a happy smiling moment, in a ecstatic leg-up-in-the-air, arm-up-in-the-air moment, those are all my favorite photos.—
Alison Weinflash,
Rolling Stone,
21 Feb. 2026
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Lunar New Year meant two ecstatic weeks of gifts, celebration, feasting, family, and friends.—
Natasha Pickowicz,
Vogue,
20 Feb. 2026
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Clad in matching black hoodies, sweatpants, and Alexander Wang baseball caps, the Korean American Youth Choir of New York thrilled the crowd with renditions of Nirvana’s Smells Like Teen Spirit and Alphaville’s Forever Young; two songs personally selected by Wang.—
Savannah Hanoum,
Vogue,
20 Feb. 2026
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Some customers are thrilled with the results, the wide availability and budget-friendly price point, while others experience mixed quality due to the brand's installation contracting process.—
Dan Simms,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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We were excited by what Pauline Dujancourt showed on the runway this season.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
24 Feb. 2026
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That cut the JSerra lead to 26-23 and excited the Inglewood bench and the Inglewood supporters seated behind the bench.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
24 Feb. 2026
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An off-duty Douglas County sheriff’s deputy spit and cursed at a Parker police officer while waiting to be taken to jail after he was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving earlier this month, according to an arrest affidavit.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
18 Feb. 2026
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An off-duty cop busted for a Manhattan drunken-driving crash that ended up with one of his dogs dead and another injured has been docked 35 days’ pay and placed on dismissal probation, according to an NYPD document.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
17 Feb. 2026
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And Max Minghella, hard-eyed but soft-spoken, makes a giddy villain.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2026
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The New York BFFs make blingy electroclash and giddy EDM inspired by online brainrot and good ol’ fashioned blackouts.—
Lydia Wei,
Pitchfork,
20 Feb. 2026
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Mazda’s engineers designed the -Z to be electrified from the get-go, so the amount of electrification is fairly flexible.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 Feb. 2026
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The flap over the unaired interview electrified the crowd at Talarico’s get-out-the-vote event.—
Joseph Morton,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Feb. 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 25 Feb. 2026.
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