as in drunk
being under the influence of alcohol
I don't believe it: you're totally plastered at your own dinner party
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Recent Examples of plastered
TIME, 24 Oct. 2023
The wide kitchen windowsill holds an assortment of Santa Clauses, and snow people find a home in the built-in, plastered niche in the dining room.
—oregonlive, 9 Dec. 2022
And the room, van Gogh’s bedroom in Arles, with its rough-hewn bed frame and the restful violet color of the plastered walls.
—David Lyman, The Enquirer, 10 Mar. 2022
Invoices filed with the city of Phoenix record Coze ordered more than 10 gallons of glue to hold the mural solidly in place on the plastered wall of Terminal 2.
—Melissa Yeager, The Arizona Republic, 22 Oct. 2021
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Adjective
Their plastered smiles and scripted pleasantries represented a great loss of emotional freedom and a new level of managerial control.
—TIME, 24 Oct. 2023
The wide kitchen windowsill holds an assortment of Santa Clauses, and snow people find a home in the built-in, plastered niche in the dining room.
—oregonlive, 9 Dec. 2022
And the room, van Gogh’s bedroom in Arles, with its rough-hewn bed frame and the restful violet color of the plastered walls.
—David Lyman, The Enquirer, 10 Mar. 2022
Invoices filed with the city of Phoenix record Coze ordered more than 10 gallons of glue to hold the mural solidly in place on the plastered wall of Terminal 2.
—Melissa Yeager, The Arizona Republic, 22 Oct. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plastered
Adjective
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Reading Cassandra’s voice is like reading The Bell Jar’s Esther if Esther were drunk on brandy half the time.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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As thousands of medical caregivers walked off the job Monday in what became the largest nurses’ strike in New York City history, officials at a major hospital accused the nurses’ union of making unreasonable demands — including protections for nurses who come to work drunk or high.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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In the second half, Patriots kicker Andy Borregales nailed a 23-yard field goal to give New England a three-point lead.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The Bulls called a timeout and worked the ball to Huerter, who nailed a 3 from the corner with less than a second remaining.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Poussin, smeared with garlic, sumac and red pepper paste, was unappealingly mealy.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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Cofounder says he was smeared after quitting.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
21 Jan. 2026
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Trump has said previously that the Cuban economy, battered by years of an American embargo, would slide further with the ouster of Maduro.—
Seung Min Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2026
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The arts scene in South Florida has been battered by funding cuts at the federal and state levels over the last few years.—
Daniel Rivero,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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That is one of many problems that Zara and Luke go on to dodge, including dead-ends, dead bodies and a drunken mom.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
23 Jan. 2026
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In 2025, he was twice arrested for drunken driving, with both arrests resulting in a conviction on a charge of first-offense drunken driving.—
Clark Kauffman,
Des Moines Register,
21 Jan. 2026
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Some people posted the aftermath on social media that showed boxes of fireworks littered across the street with flames still active.—
Tori Apodaca,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Chris Dudley, a Republican and 16-year NBA veteran, announced his candidacy for the role in a video posted online.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Hosts slathered cubes of bread with butter and cheese and baked them until toasty.—
Anne Byrn,
Southern Living,
8 Dec. 2025
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Derek Hinkey’s character, the Shoshone warrior Red Feather, is almost always frowning at white settlers, looking undeniably foreboding with his face slathered in black paint and galloping on horseback into battle.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2025
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Earth is currently being buffeted by a high-speed solar wind stream from a colossal coronal hole on the sun.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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The bankruptcy is another reminder of the stark challenges for a retail industry that’s been buffeted by changing consumer tastes and macroeconomic turbulence.—
Brian Womack,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Plastered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plastered. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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