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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

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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for soused
Adjective
  • Wah’s grandfather told officers that Wah had drunk alcohol earlier that morning at the apartment.
    Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 16 May 2025
  • Read faces charges of second-degree murder, drunk driving manslaughter and fleeing a deadly accident in O'Keefe's death.
    Michael Ruiz , Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2025
Adjective
  • Similarly, a compelling brand becomes a key differentiator in saturated markets, where products and services often look alike.
    Raja Walia, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
  • Other experts have encouraged women to eat well and limit foods high in sodium or saturated fats, avoid drinking and smoking, and maintain a regular yoga practice.
    Carmen Rios, Flow Space, 14 May 2025
Verb
  • Liverpool remain on course for an emphatic Premier League title victory, a superb achievement given this is Slot’s first season in English football, but results have dipped.
    Gregg Evans, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Being medicated has just afforded me more options in working the difference between those two closer together as opposed to being really extreme one way or the other — like, really committed to a relationship and then really dipped out and on the road.
    Nate Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Sun-soaked and beautiful, the film takes place in Santa Barbara in 1979, where Dorothea (Annette Bening) is trying to raise her son (Lucas Jade Zumann) in an ever-changing world.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
  • More than an inch of rain over several days soaked the grounds making muddy hills slippery and dangerous, forcing most spectators onto the narrow walkways and creating huge, impassable (and in some places, scary) bottlenecks.
    Candace Oehler, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Prosecutors say Read deliberately hit O’Keefe, 46, outside the home a fellow cop and left him for dead in a drunken rage.
    Christopher Cann, USA Today, 14 May 2025
  • Bailey had five drunken driving convictions between 1985 and 2015. 40 mph without braking Friends and family of the victims filled the courtroom at Wednesday’s hearing.
    Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 8 May 2025
Verb
  • Once seedlings are visible, water from below and, throughout the growth of your plants, never wet the foliage to minimize mildew development.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 15 May 2025
  • My clothes were wet with sweat on the inside and wet on the outside from a mixture of rain, snow and sleet, and some of the mist was freezing on the trees.
    Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 1 May 2025
Verb
  • But by night, Robert immersed himself in a private version of Infinity tricked out to mimic his favorite Star Trek-like TV show and played all-powerful commander to a team of sentient, captive—and miserable—clones of Walton and other co-workers.
    Judy Berman, Time, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Based on their findings, the authors recommend pouring hot water over your coffee grounds slowly to give the beans more time immersed in the water.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The energy in this race came from ordinary voters, many of whom feel that their voices have been drowned out by corporate donations, union influence, and political machines.
    Amy Reichert, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The noise has drowned out Africa’s challenges, which center on job creation and climate change.
    Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Soused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soused. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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