as in drunk
being under the influence of alcohol
the friends agreed they couldn't let him drive in his besotted condition
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Recent Examples of besotted
At a Cafe Beaujolais-style inn Margaret Fox first opened the doors of her iconic cafe nearly 50 years ago, delighting locals and wooing besotted Bay Area weekenders.
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John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
But Zehme remains too besotted by Carson to reconcile these disparate pieces of the man in any meaningful way.
—Isaac Butler, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2024
In a difficult role, Freeman makes the besotted teacher an incurable romantic, at least in his eyes.
—James Verniere, Boston Herald, 26 Jan. 2024
Stone, who also executive-produces, is Bella Baxter, the subject of a strange, questionably ethical reanimation experiment at the hands of Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe) and his besotted assistant, Max McCandles (Ramy Youssef).
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2024
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John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
But Zehme remains too besotted by Carson to reconcile these disparate pieces of the man in any meaningful way.
—Isaac Butler, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2024
In a difficult role, Freeman makes the besotted teacher an incurable romantic, at least in his eyes.
—James Verniere, Boston Herald, 26 Jan. 2024
Stone, who also executive-produces, is Bella Baxter, the subject of a strange, questionably ethical reanimation experiment at the hands of Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe) and his besotted assistant, Max McCandles (Ramy Youssef).
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for besotted
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The injured man told them his wife had fired around 10 shots at him while drunk, Mansfield police said in a news release Friday.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 May 2025
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There was a stronger dislike of issues such as getting drunk on a flight or letting children play in the aisle, with 82 and 86 percent disapproval ratings respectively.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025
Adjective
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Some were inflicted on drunken patients who slipped on the ice.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2025
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Prosecutors say the 45-year-old Massachusetts woman struck O’Keefe with her car in a fit of drunken rage and left him to die outside the home of another Boston cop during a massive snowstorm in January 2022.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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In one particularly frantic game, Tottenham Hotspur’s collective head was so fried that keeper Heurelho Gomes accidentally knocked out his team-mate, Alan Hutton, in trying to deal with an aerial ball.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Try making fried rice Umami’s still a new concept for many cooks.—
Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
21 May 2025
Adjective
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When driving on wet roads, don’t try to overcorrect when steering, officials warned, KTRK reported.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 May 2025
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Memorial Day weekend forecast A large portion of the center of the country will likely see a wet, rainy holiday weekend, forecasters said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
Adjective
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All available officers will be deployed to monitor for impaired drivers and other traffic violations.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
23 May 2025
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Researchers have found that infants who sleep upright are at risk for suffocation, especially if their head tips to the side and their breathing is impaired.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
7 May 2025
Adjective
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In-Home Supportive Services provides in-home assistance to eligible aged, blind and disabled people as an alternative to out-of-home care.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2025
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This includes blind testing and third-party audits conducted by ECCO.—
Andrew DeAngelo,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
Adjective
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That means fewer unexpected shutdowns and less wasted time, as well as lower repair costs.—
Cory McNeley,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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Nonetheless, fusion research is rarely a wasted effort, Whyte says.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
3 Dec. 2024
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“Besotted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/besotted. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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