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Recent Examples of zonked Niehaus would work five or six hours, then go home zonked. Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 14 Sep. 2022 After the Monkees split, Nesmith began his eccentric solo career, with amiably zonked records that were years ahead of their time. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2021 Only Andersson, the doyen of inaction movies, could offer beatitudes to the ineffectual and the zonked. Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2021 Most people take pre-workout for performance reasons or to simply feel better and less zonked when working out. SELF, 27 Aug. 2020 And that's what an asphalt nation of zonked American teenagers did during the '80s. Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 8 Jan. 2020 But the movie’s high point is a scene where Diane Varsi, playing the most zonked member of Max’s entourage (which includes a young Richard Pryor), addresses Congress as if from the stage of the Fillmore. J. Hoberman, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zonked
Adjective
  • And with the loaded Western Conference adding another household name in Flagg, Charlotte has plenty of options at No. 4 as the Hornets look to break the NBA’s longest playoff drought of nine seasons.
    Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2025
  • Portland recorded a 36-46 record, which was good for the No. 13 seed in the loaded Western Conference.
    Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
Adjective
  • The museum show did happen — though some of what’s in it is fabricated, including a few fake ads for Apple and Absolut Vodka that the band very much did not shoot — but everyone in attendance seems a little dazed and confused about it, including the band.
    Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 2 May 2025
  • Once Connor Brown deposited the puck into the empty Los Angeles net and rejoiced, the Kings milled about the ice in a dazed and confused state.
    Eric Stephens, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Adjective
  • Pictures shared by investigators show a dingy basement lit by a single bulb, with hooked metal chains dangling from wooden beams overhead.
    Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Leone and the rescue center's vet gave her an antibiotic in case of infection, fed her soft foods and trimmed her nails and beak, which is shaped more like a duck's than a turtle's hooked mouth because of her living conditions.
    Alina Hartounian, NPR, 24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Because, as the bewildered Jackson says in response, Who hates guitars?
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 21 May 2025
  • Also speaking to camera, the various members of the Girard family waver between resentment and bewildered confusion.
    Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 15 May 2025
Adjective
  • That means fewer unexpected shutdowns and less wasted time, as well as lower repair costs.
    Cory McNeley, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Nonetheless, fusion research is rarely a wasted effort, Whyte says.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Pew found 55% of Republicans are confused about the information out there on climate change--but this was also true for 39% of Democrats.
    Robert G. Eccles, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
  • The two ‘deals’ have left tariff policy more confused than ever, argues columnist Michael Hiltzik.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
Adjective
  • Hal and Whitney would sit around the living room on the ripped couch and talk about sailing the world.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Luckily, Frank Grillo plays a ripped scientist who is close to a cure, but also has to worry about keeping his family safe during yet another supermoon.
    William Earl, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Follow the rules of the road—and stay off your phone - Stick to speed limits, obey traffic signals, and never drive distracted.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
  • That was a possible sign of fatigue or distracted driving, some experts told CBS Austin — a problem that truckers told The Hill is endemic across an industry that pushes them to work around the clock.
    Saul Elbein, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025

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“Zonked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zonked. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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