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Recent Examples of beery
Several years from now, however, if scientists at the Oregon Hatchery Research Center have their way, some chinook salmon will be chasing a very different scent: the rich, beery bouquet of brewer’s yeast.
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Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 July 2023
In a beery bromance Instagram video posted on Monday (May 15), Combs taught Sheeran how to shotgun a beer.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 16 May 2023
While sanctioned après festivities will be severely curtailed this year, with ski bars closed and beery events canceled, a lot of fun can be had in a parking lot.
—Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online, 20 Nov. 2020
Something about the smell of beery body odours attracts mosquitoes.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 4 Mar. 2010
Founded in 2001, the XFL was loud, beery fun at first.
—Kevin Cook, WSJ, 20 Sep. 2022
Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 July 2023
In a beery bromance Instagram video posted on Monday (May 15), Combs taught Sheeran how to shotgun a beer.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 16 May 2023
While sanctioned après festivities will be severely curtailed this year, with ski bars closed and beery events canceled, a lot of fun can be had in a parking lot.
—Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online, 20 Nov. 2020
Something about the smell of beery body odours attracts mosquitoes.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 4 Mar. 2010
Founded in 2001, the XFL was loud, beery fun at first.
—Kevin Cook, WSJ, 20 Sep. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beery
Adjective
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Read is accused of striking O'Keefe with her Lexus SUV during a drunken argument and then leaving the scene, where he was found dead with signs of severe head trauma and hypothermia the next morning.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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The Senator enlists the help of Davis to provoke Staten at Gracie’s, which leads to a drunken brawl.—
Francesca Gariano,
People.com,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Rivera had been jailed at Santa Rita since May 2022, after California Highway Patrol officers arrested him on suspicion of murder for allegedly driving drunk and causing a crash that killed a woman.—
Stephanie Lam,
Mercury News,
13 Apr. 2025
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How do police tell if drivers are drunk? Law enforcement agencies use a series of physical and mental exercises to determine whether drivers could be under the influence of alcohol or drugs.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Gently fold the tipsy cherries into the mousse and add some of the remaining liquor (if desired).—
Catharine Kaufman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Mar. 2025
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One day, the resort hosts a grand festival and the younger daughter, slightly tipsy, boards her family’s yacht and sails out, before waking up the next morning and finding the prince onboard.—
Sara Merican,
Deadline,
16 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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He is attacked by soldiers keen to get the staff but is saved by an inebriated traveling scholar named Lu Yan (Chan), a reference to one of the Eight Immortals mentioned in the Drunken Master films.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 Apr. 2025
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He is attacked by soldiers keen to get the staff but is saved by an inebriated traveling scholar named Lu Yan (Chan), a reference to one of the Eight Immortals mentioned in the Drunken Master films.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Or simply to help other individuals in dire straits — like the widow (Whitney Morgan Cox) and daughter (Veda Cienfuegos) of that inebriate driver, their current plight worsened by the bankruptcy brought on by a Bernie Madoff-like financial predator?—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
30 July 2023
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The money covers additional shelter beds, more street outreach, rapid rehousing, safe parking and the serial inebriate program.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 June 2023
Adjective
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The 911 caller said an apparently intoxicated man - the teen - was wielding a kitchen knife and periodically chasing a man and woman in the yard, according to audio of the 911 call released by the Pocatello Police Department.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2025
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Police said charges against him include homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle, according to the Star Tribune.—
Rhiannon Saegert,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The subtext is so obvious that it can hardly be called subtext, and yet my idiotic, besotted heart continued to thump in the direction of a happy ending.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
6 Apr. 2025
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The besotted student starts going out of her way to bump into her new teacher, seeking her out in the school’s corridors or staff areas or outdoor spaces.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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This sentiment reflects what many professionals are seeking--not just blind hope but tangible pathways to growth and recognition.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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And what if the U.S. turns a blind eye to Russia fully annexing Ukraine and China fully annexing Taiwan?—
Ron Insana,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Beery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beery. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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