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as in drunk
being under the influence of alcohol
the drunken revelers made sure to take taxis home instead of trying to drive
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as in intemperate
given to excessive use of alcoholic beverages
drunken ne'er-do-wells who had been pressed into service in the British navy
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Recent Examples of drunken
Barton, 42, was accused of kicking his partner, Georgia, in the head during a drunken row in 2021.
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Phil Hay, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
The two brothers wake up in a daze as this week’s episode opens, not really remembering what happened during their drunken night on the boat with Chloe and Chelsea.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 23 Mar. 2025
Also, while monitoring a large crowd of drunken juveniles, officers arrested a suspect inside the Medal of Honor Park.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
The leading causes of those crashes were drunken and distracted driving and speeding.
—Sofia Joucovsky, The Denver Post, 13 Mar. 2025
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Phil Hay, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
The two brothers wake up in a daze as this week’s episode opens, not really remembering what happened during their drunken night on the boat with Chloe and Chelsea.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 23 Mar. 2025
Also, while monitoring a large crowd of drunken juveniles, officers arrested a suspect inside the Medal of Honor Park.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
The leading causes of those crashes were drunken and distracted driving and speeding.
—Sofia Joucovsky, The Denver Post, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drunken
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Stephen O’Connell, a 38-year-old Boston police officer, is accused of driving drunk when his vehicle slammed into an unmarked Boston police cruiser just after 12 a.m. April 1 on a road in Weymouth, Massachusetts State Police said in an April 2 news release shared with McClatchy News.—
Natalie Demaree,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2025
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Prosecutors said Beltram, after his second DUI conviction, participated in a Mothers Against Drunk Driving class and signed an additional advisement warning him of a potential murder charge for driving drunk and causing someone’s death.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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The shooting unfolded just as Biden was attempting to focus his campaign even more sharply on criticizing Trump, including for his intemperate rhetoric and divisive message, as an effort to move the conversation beyond his performance in the June 27 presidential debate.—
Tyler Pager,
Washington Post,
14 July 2024
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Edsall has developed a knack for soliciting revealing quotes from his sources, lulling them into a sense of false security only to tease out their most intemperate inner thoughts.—
Noah Rothman,
National Review,
3 Apr. 2024
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Choose from their biscuit sandwiches, like the East Nasty that tops a biscuit with fried chicken, cheese, and sausage gravy.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
5 Apr. 2025
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No probe thermometer was there to measure the fried eggs, sliced ham and cheese in the processing area.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Drunken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drunken. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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