as in drunk
being under the influence of alcohol
To his dismay, he found that many of his fellow cruise passengers were frequently sloshed.
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Recent Examples of sloshed
Devon Ivie, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2024
Germany was losing the war, the sloshed von Braun groused.
—David Axe, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
Brian Moylan, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
One of the regulars is sloshed and keeps turning the knob, switching radio stations every which way.
—E.r. Pulgar, Pitchfork, 10 Mar. 2026
That money built up other countries’ economies or sloshed around as financial surpluses that fueled financial market exuberance and asset bubbles that could suddenly pop.
—Amy Myers Jaffe, The Conversation, 9 Mar. 2026
Kitchen trash, vegetables, roach-spray cans, air fresheners, bathroom cleaners, a Russian Navy sailor’s cap, disposable gloves, water jugs, food packaging, juice bottles, men’s body-wash bottles—all had sloshed around in the strait and washed up on Alaskan shores.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
In 2023, another rockslide triggered a tsunami that sloshed back and forth for nine days in a Greenland fjord.
—Paul Bierman, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
After a tour group member gets sloshed and trips a lever that closes a distiller's valves, a fire erupts.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Nov. 2025
Another theory is that very heavy rainfall after serious drought violently sloshed the waters of Lake Nyos.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
The patient − a baby raccoon − was sloshed.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Even before Morrissey’s statement, Marr trolled a fan on social media with a sloshed photo of British arse Nigel Farage when the fan expressed optimism that the Oasis reunion could tempt the Smiths.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2024
Germany was losing the war, the sloshed von Braun groused.
—David Axe, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
Verb
There’s a very simple reason why Kimi is always so sloshed.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
One of the regulars is sloshed and keeps turning the knob, switching radio stations every which way.
—E.r. Pulgar, Pitchfork, 10 Mar. 2026
That money built up other countries’ economies or sloshed around as financial surpluses that fueled financial market exuberance and asset bubbles that could suddenly pop.
—Amy Myers Jaffe, The Conversation, 9 Mar. 2026
Kitchen trash, vegetables, roach-spray cans, air fresheners, bathroom cleaners, a Russian Navy sailor’s cap, disposable gloves, water jugs, food packaging, juice bottles, men’s body-wash bottles—all had sloshed around in the strait and washed up on Alaskan shores.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
In 2023, another rockslide triggered a tsunami that sloshed back and forth for nine days in a Greenland fjord.
—Paul Bierman, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
After a tour group member gets sloshed and trips a lever that closes a distiller's valves, a fire erupts.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Nov. 2025
Another theory is that very heavy rainfall after serious drought violently sloshed the waters of Lake Nyos.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
The patient − a baby raccoon − was sloshed.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sloshed
Adjective
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When Robby races into the room, our drunk country clubber is being restrained, and his nose is bleeding.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2026
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Meet Keoma Duarte, age 41, accused of vehicular homicide of a local cop while driving drunk.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
22 Mar. 2026
Verb
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News reports gleefully described his six houses, his sixteen Chinese servants, his lavish parties, his $2,000 cashmere suits, and his twelve cars—one of which was a champagne-pink Cadillac with his name splashed across the side in neon lights.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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But on July 7, 2019, his cables were leaked and splashed on the front page of Britain’s Mail on Sunday.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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That has meant hours of waiting for people in car accidents, and no troopers available to respond when a call about a drunken driver comes in, according to ISP.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
27 Mar. 2026
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In February 2025, however, he was arrested in Minnesota on a drunken driving charge, jailed, and then turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.—
Clark Kauffman,
Des Moines Register,
23 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In his mind’s eye, the 68-year-old former rancher sees a meadow that once rippled with ribbons of grass, on which black Brangus cows feasted but are here no more.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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Dell shareholders sat patiently while concerns about the capex boom for AI rippled through the markets.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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In between are a bunch of mongrel appliances that leave both humans and technology worse for wear, like a computer, in a 2024 photo by Sara Deraedt, that seems to be giving birth to a wet child.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2026
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Uneven landscaping, wet grass and soft soil from recent rain can all make ladder placement risky.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Being from the Cape Fear coast of North Carolina, nothing epitomizes comfort food to me more than fried fish.—
Andre James,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Mar. 2026
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The lineup includes steaks, shrimp, fried chicken, soups, breakfast dishes, salads and more.—
Richard Guzman,
Daily News,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Sloshed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sloshed. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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