dipsomania

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Recent Examples of dipsomania So adding a hefty pour of ginger beer, some lime juice, and a dope copper mug to your vodka transforms your dipsomania into an actual weekend event. Aaron Goldfarb, Esquire, 15 May 2015 While anxious weirdos were sprinting to the Piggly Wiggly to stock up on Wonder Bread and milk before the impending snowstorm hit, savvy folks focused more on their looming dipsomania. Aaron Goldfarb, Esquire, 23 Jan. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dipsomania
Noun
  • Residents voiced concerns over safety and public intoxication during public comment ahead of the decision.
    James Powel, USA Today, 16 May 2025
  • However, the deputy noted that the man showed four out of eight indicators of intoxication during the walk and turn test and four out of four indicators during the one leg stand test, the lawsuit said.
    Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2025
Noun
  • Like many Native American reservations, the people who live there suffer from poverty, alcoholism, dysfunctional families, divorce and many other issues.
    Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 24 May 2025
  • Robert Irsay, who also battled alcoholism, was impulsive and meddling, making rash personnel decisions and berating players.
    Ken Belson, New York Times, 22 May 2025

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“Dipsomania.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dipsomania. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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