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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 accident is often caused by negligence, intoxication, or distraction, and in the case of hit-and-runs, the act of leaving the crash scene itself.
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Matt Emma, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Ghio also mentioned Marcello Meadows, a 10-month-old who died of fentanyl, xylazine, and cocaine intoxication in June of 2023.
—Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2026
Rich Creek Mayor Paul Morrison, 57, was taken into custody Tuesday, April 28, by deputies with the Giles County Sheriff’s Office on suspicion of public intoxication, according to jail records cited by 10 News and FOX News.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Yet despite such surface-level glamour, and no small amount of Prada placement, the movie continually undercuts its own self-intoxication.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2026
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Matt Emma, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Ghio also mentioned Marcello Meadows, a 10-month-old who died of fentanyl, xylazine, and cocaine intoxication in June of 2023.
—Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2026
Rich Creek Mayor Paul Morrison, 57, was taken into custody Tuesday, April 28, by deputies with the Giles County Sheriff’s Office on suspicion of public intoxication, according to jail records cited by 10 News and FOX News.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Yet despite such surface-level glamour, and no small amount of Prada placement, the movie continually undercuts its own self-intoxication.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intoxication
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After, Kaya lived primarily with Klitschko as Panettiere sought treatment after a years-long struggle with alcoholism.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
23 May 2026
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Despite Christophe’s many efforts to escape his origins, Clichy never portrays his home front as a horrible place, but rather as a loving household torn apart by financial worry and alcoholism.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
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The ecstasy at the final whistle.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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Her husband, Souksavath Noi Keomisy, pleaded guilty in 2009 to felony federal charges of conspiracy to possess the drug ecstasy with the intent to distribute.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 May 2026
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Ultimately, jurors sided with prosecutors whose 2023 criminal indictment outlined numerous instances of teens getting injured as a result of their inebriation under her watch.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
26 May 2026
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Spike Jones and His City Slickers recorded their version with a flurry of wacky sound effects that made the inebriation seem even more soused.—
David Morgan,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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There is an alarming decline in youth happiness and the rise in anxiety and depression, especially among young women, is tied to the central role technology plays in the lives of our youth.—
Mercury News Editorial Board,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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Giving people happiness is a nice thing in these sorts of times.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2026
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States have generally applied Clean Slate to non-violent, low-level offenses like writing a bad check, drug possession or public drunkenness.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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The resolution from the county lists certain misdemeanors, including marijuana possession, public drunkenness, and criminal trespassing.—
Emily McLeod,
CBS News,
27 May 2026
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Warnings, laments, and odes to renewal were expressed pictorially as dying days under bleeding heavens, belching volcanoes, proud icebergs, lavish rainbows amid spangling, mist-suffusing sunlight and dawns of peace and hope.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Gaga and Doechii, a match made in fashion heaven, and two style students who clearly did their homework for this assignment.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
27 Apr. 2026
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Even joy is documented in real time, filtered, posted, and measured back through engagement metrics.—
Desjah Altvater,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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The obvious joy, curiosity, irreverence, and rollicking humor Holland and Sandbrook display while spelunking into the past brings electricity and life to events both near and long distant.—
Sean Woods,
Rolling Stone,
25 May 2026
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“Intoxication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intoxication. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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