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as in alcoholism
the condition of being drunk
there's a firm distinction between the moderate consumption of alcoholic beverages and overindulgence to the point of intoxication
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as in ecstasy
a state of overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion
the intoxication felt by two people who have just fallen in love
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Recent Examples of intoxication
The intersection of mental illness, intoxication, and police violence was the focus of a 2023 Bay Area News Group investigation in conjunction with KQED and the California Reporting Project.
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Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
There’s the bus stop on 12th Street and the liquor store on 11th Street, both magnets for public intoxication and drug deals.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
The majority of those calls were for public intoxication (1,316), disturbing the peace (322) and noise (315), per BPD statistics.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
On September 30, 2025, Festus Police in Missouri arrested him for public intoxication and notified ICE.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
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Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
There’s the bus stop on 12th Street and the liquor store on 11th Street, both magnets for public intoxication and drug deals.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
The majority of those calls were for public intoxication (1,316), disturbing the peace (322) and noise (315), per BPD statistics.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
On September 30, 2025, Festus Police in Missouri arrested him for public intoxication and notified ICE.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intoxication
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Richard’s account would probably differ and have more to do with Lorenz’s alcoholism, depression, erratic work habits, and aversion to sentimentality.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
16 Oct. 2025
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After being appointed a guardian when her alcoholism came to a head in the early 2000s, Joan lived a quiet life in Boston and stayed relatively out of the public eye.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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She was taken off life support after suffering multiple organ failure with cocaine, ecstasy and other undetermined drugs found in her system, according to KNX News.—
Christine Pelisek,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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That was the theater of ecstasy that would liberate him from the body.—
Mark Schilling,
Variety,
29 Oct. 2025
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And in the last days of August, laughter and pot would waft over the scene, happiness laced with sadness.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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But the house is also a benignly indifferent witness to the happiness and the strife that occur within its walls—and to the heartbreaking transience of human lives.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Begging or drunkenness could mean a week to a couple of months on a chain gang, grading and paving roads, fixing bridges, hauling debris, and otherwise helping to construct the fast-growing city.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Oct. 2025
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Not even a day after Bethea’s denial of his confession due to drunkenness, a white jail guard said that Bethea had confessed privately to him.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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Tina Turner’s Gravity-Defying Wavy Shag Tina Turner’s higher-than-heaven shag was heavily teased at the roots, says Abramite.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
9 Oct. 2025
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Scorsese’s life and work, still ongoing thank heavens, have been given a rather simple five-act structure for purposes of the documentary.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Oct. 2025
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Each volunteer visit is designed to bring joy and advocate for therapy animals, which includes addressing misconceptions.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Growing for decades on the Russ family’s upstate property, the grand tree has been an integral part of the family’s milestones, but the longtime New Yorkers can’t wait to share its joy with the world.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Intoxication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intoxication. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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