as in ecstasies
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 intoxications
Clwb Ifor Bach, a night club in Cardiff, the capital of Wales, is the kind of venue whose sticky floors hold generational memories of first intoxications.
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Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025
Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intoxications
Noun
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Both trains offer luxury journeys that encourage passengers to partake in the joys of slow travel.—
Laura Itzkowitz,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
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But one of the biggest joys for the couple is how FreshCo is evolving into a true family business.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2026
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Serendipitous moment There are other pleasures too.—
CNN,
Mercury News,
15 Jan. 2026
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But most of its richest pleasures come down to Fiennes going balls to the wall with a truly memorable character — half lunatic and half visionary.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Intoxications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intoxications. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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