as in alcoholics
a person who makes a habit of getting drunk
an old souse who lumbered home with a full bottle of gin in him every night
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as in wets
to make wet
a passing car barreled through the puddle and soused us good
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as in soaks
to wet thoroughly with liquid
firefighters soused the neighboring houses so that they wouldn't catch fire as well
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Recent Examples of souses
Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
Both actors were the sons of souses (Dick Hopkins, on retiring from the baking trade, opened a pub), and the stuff was in their bloodstream.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for souses
Noun
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AlAnon is a support group for family and friends of alcoholics/addicts.—
Ramona Sentinel,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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In fact, severe alcoholics may become immunocompromised.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
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Another Pearl Girl wets herself when the Eyes come for Thalia.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
6 May 2026
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Spray wets leaves and in the cool hours, leaves are susceptible to deadly molds and mildew.—
Nan Sterman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2026
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The loser list was topped by Maryland (off 49,100), District of Columbia (off 42,600) and Virginia (off 33,100) – dips tied to Trump’s trimming of federal workers – then Florida (off 30,600) and Oregon (off 20,100).—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
7 June 2026
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Brith watches it for a moment, then unhooks a shallow wooden cup from her belt and dips it through the surface, watching as a matching cup rises up out of the water to meet it.—
Maggie O’Farrell,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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The fast-absorbing formula soaks into the skin to deliver moisture without causing irritation to sensitive skin under your eyes.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
2 June 2026
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If possible, avoid overhead watering from a hose or sprinkler, which soaks the plant's leaves instead of its moisture-hungry roots.—
Blythe Copeland,
Martha Stewart,
30 May 2026
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The more militants are killed, the deeper the city drowns in militant Shia iconography.—
Nabil Salih,
Time,
26 May 2026
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However, the actor does most of the heavy lifting, even as Nemes’ aesthetic approach drowns the frame in striking shadows — a contrast made deep and inviting by Mátyás Erdély’s 35mm photography.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
17 May 2026
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Or take Doofy Gilmore (Dave Sheridan), a lisping dimwit geek who washes with his own spit.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
4 June 2026
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Beaches are routinely left covered in trash that washes into the ocean, degrading habitat and threatening marine animals through ingestion and entanglement.—
Letters To The Editor,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 May 2026
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One of Johnson’s timeliest essays, though, is about Alien, Ridley Scott’s 1979 sci-fi horror about an extraterrestrial creature that forcibly impregnates a member of a commercial hauling ship, killing him when the alien fetus bursts out of his abdomen.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
30 Oct. 2025
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This ingenious gardening gadget saves time, regulates watering, and waters consistently, streamlining the chore if not eliminating it completely.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
27 May 2026
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Small craft should exercise caution over the Atlantic waters and the Keys waters.—
Lissette Gonzalez,
Miami Herald,
25 May 2026
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“Souses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/souses. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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