liquored (up)

past tense of liquor (up)
as in drank
to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages the men liquored up at the roadhouse and then thought it would be a good idea to go hunting

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  • The share of adults who drank any alcohol in the past year fell by nearly 2%, and the share who drank heavily fell by more than 8% from 2022 to 2024, according to the study.
    Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026
  • His daughter's husband, who drank heavily, toppled off his boat and drowned.
    Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026
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  • Kara crashes in, all boozed up, having returned to a planet where their super-metabolism doesn’t work.
    Kate Aurthur, Variety, 20 May 2026
  • Aggie is boozed enough to think this is funny rather than disturbing.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
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“Liquored (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liquored%20%28up%29. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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