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a person who makes a habit of getting drunk
one can be a social drinker without turning into an alcoholic
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Recent Examples of alcoholic
Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2024
When Donald’s troubled brother Fred, Jr., (Charlie Carrick), called Freddy, who was an alcoholic, dies, in 1981, the loss passes over Donald without even a shadow.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024
Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024
Examiners are still waiting for further toxicology reports to determine the extent to which drugs or alcohol played a part in the sequence of events; however, investigators did find substances in his hotel room that at first glance appeared to be narcotics and alcoholic drinks.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2024
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Alex first quit drinking right after the 1986 death of his dad, Jan Van Halen, who, like his sons, was a gifted musician and an alcoholic.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2024
When Donald’s troubled brother Fred, Jr., (Charlie Carrick), called Freddy, who was an alcoholic, dies, in 1981, the loss passes over Donald without even a shadow.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024
Adjective
There are also six locations throughout the island that serve drinks, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic, including signature cocktails, refreshing smoothies, and coffee.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024
Examiners are still waiting for further toxicology reports to determine the extent to which drugs or alcohol played a part in the sequence of events; however, investigators did find substances in his hotel room that at first glance appeared to be narcotics and alcoholic drinks.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alcoholic
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George’s father is Black, from Grenada, arrested and deported after racist white drunks accosted him and blamed the violence on him.Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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As Henry, Damien Lewis is especially virile if privately conflicted and a sentimental drunk.Elle Carroll, Vulture, 18 June 2024
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From that bibulous beginning, Mr. Epstein became a driving force behind the Library of America, which published its first books in 1979.Washington Post, Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2022
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But how differently would the Iron Lady have handled Brexit or Jean-Claude Juncker, the EU’s bibulous president?Philip Delves Broughton, WSJ, 16 Nov. 2018
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Some might feel the need to sell wine or cocktails for non-beer drinkers, and increasingly, to provide nonalcoholic options as well.Megan Stringer, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
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And since the foam traps flavor molecules, this influences the drinker’s experience.The Physics arXiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 29 Oct. 2024
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Imbert reminds us of social change and collapse via brief flashbacks to Pierre’s dissolute life before his fall.Armond White, National Review, 1 Nov. 2024
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But as evidence of the miscarriage of justice gradually came to light — including the identity of the actual traitor, a dissolute nobleman named Ferdinand Walsin-Esterhazy — more people joined Dreyfus’ cause.Maurice Samuels / Made by History, TIME, 21 May 2024
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Winning the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival, the second of Chan-wook’s vengeance trilogy finds Choi Min-sik as a drunkard who’s mysteriously imprisoned for 15 years, only to be unceremoniously released from captivity to discover what his past sins resulted in.Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 28 Oct. 2024
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Despite Wells’s outrage, spreading fear of intemperate immigrants and Black drunkards threatening the white Protestant family proved successful for the WCTU.Elizabeth Marshall / Made by History, TIME, 23 Oct. 2024
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Doctors deal each day with tales of the worried, sullen, skeptical, dissipated, desperate.Michael Stein, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Nov. 2022
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White’s dissipated dark side was no secret to his friends.Nancy Bilyeau, Town & Country, 1 Feb. 2022
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And, surprisingly, O’Malley’s character—Matt Lohan, a dopey 32-year-old father who is insecure about his masculinity—might be the least developed and funny of the group.Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2024
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Anderson often encourages eccentricity in his stars, but Life Aquatic inspired a warmer, more vulnerable side in Blanchett, who plays the woman who attracts both famed oceanographer Steve Zissou (Bill Murray) and the sweet, dopey Ned Plimpton (Owen Wilson), who may be Steve’s son.Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2024
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Researchers have recently taken a closer look at the role of the immune system in provoking those crapulous mornings.Jesse Hawley, Discover Magazine, 17 Mar. 2021
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The memory ends with the image of my friend squatting, crapulous, and dumping her purse on the sidewalk.Justin Torres, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2021
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“Alcoholic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alcoholic. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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