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verb

past tense of souse
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as in dipped
to sink or push (something) briefly into or as if into a liquid repeatedly soused the tools in the tub to get the dirt off

Synonyms & Similar Words

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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for soused
Adjective
  • In Aurora, some of the attendees became drunk and rowdy.
    Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
  • She is raped, half-drunk, at a party and bites off a piece of her attacker’s ear.
    Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • This set includes eight in saturated tones, plus 30 faux maple leaves that are surprisingly detailed and great for scattering along a mantle or layering into a centerpiece.
    Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Coconut is a high-calorie food rich in saturated fat that could potentially impact your heart disease risk.
    Sherri Gordon, Health, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • For Lopez’s lips, Casillas dipped into a palette of mauves, browns and pinks, lining the outer edges of her mouth with the darker shades before using a glossy nude to fill in the space.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Job openings fell the most in health care and social assistance in July and also dipped somewhat in leisure and hospitality, Wednesday’s data showed.
    Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That event was booze-soaked; Zachary is now many years sober.
    Jordan Michelman, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The sod is reset and soaked thoroughly.
    Steven Searcy, IEEE Spectrum, 31 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • His arrival home each night is announced by his sputtering motorcycle and his drunken stumbling up the stairs.
    Adam Solomons, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The data, which is from the past three years and from LendingTree’s proprietary database, includes recent traffic incidents and violations such as accidents, drunken driving arrests and speeding tickets.
    Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Potential for wetting rain exists and could provide additional containment opportunities.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • To clean, start by wetting the inside of your shower.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Looking to get further immersed in Johnson’s work?
    Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Teens are deeply immersed in the online world, and online spaces are quickly emerging as critical places where teens socialize and learn the rules and norms of their society.
    Alvin Thomas, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • At least four people drowned at McKinley Beach alone in 2020, which prompted Milwaukee County officials to close it for the remainder of the year — though the closure actually lasted until last spring, with restoration effort complications and an active lifeguard shortage.
    Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Through last Saturday, at least 32 people had drowned in Lake Michigan this year, according to the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project, which tracks deaths on all five Great Lakes.
    Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
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“Soused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soused. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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