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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Roomier suits then allowed for the high-octane dance carnage, which filtered down to Raju versus Bheem, with the former faking a leg cramp to, again, help his besotted friend win Jenny’s heart — and the contest.
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Fawnia Soo Hoo, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2022
As an internally and eternally conflicted young man, Nicholas Querino nicely shows us the besotted aspect of his character but doesn’t always convey his inner struggle.
—Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2022
Life begins when a besotted pregnant woman wants to have and love that precious baby.
—WSJ, 8 July 2022
His relationship with painting was akin to that of a besotted lover with a domineering partner: The pleasure is deranging, but the cost to one’s equanimity steep.
—Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 22 June 2022
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Fawnia Soo Hoo, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2022
As an internally and eternally conflicted young man, Nicholas Querino nicely shows us the besotted aspect of his character but doesn’t always convey his inner struggle.
—Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2022
Life begins when a besotted pregnant woman wants to have and love that precious baby.
—WSJ, 8 July 2022
His relationship with painting was akin to that of a besotted lover with a domineering partner: The pleasure is deranging, but the cost to one’s equanimity steep.
—Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 22 June 2022
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In 2022, Musk posted a link to an article that alleged House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul, was drunk and in a fight with a male prostitute and not attacked in the couple's home before deleting the post.Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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The book recounts a story from 1972, when Lennon and Ono were guests at a party where the former Beatles singer got drunk while watching the presidential election results between Richard Nixon and George McGovern at anti-war activist Jerry Rubin’s Greenwich Village apartment.Liz McNeil, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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But the dance party morphs into an intensely heated argument — complete with drunken insults and shattered glass — as the Owens sisters realize Angelov isn’t really gone.Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024
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Three decades on, recollections of the drunken antics and petty feuds that marked the Britpop scene may have faded, but the era’s style iconography—and of course the music—remains.Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2024
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The rich savory sweetness of roasted onions teams up with onion soup mix and everybody’s favorite casserole topping—French’s fried onions—to infuse this bird with oniony flavor from the inside out.Nicole Hopper, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2024
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Instead, his server brought him a steaming plate of fried zucchini.Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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Prepare for wet weather, but a record-setting daily high temperature.Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
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As anyone who has ever played in the rain can attest, everything about the ball feels differently as the leather gets wet.Don Yaeger, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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He was also required to make a public safety announcement about the dangers of impaired driving.Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
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Starting in 2018, for example, Massachusetts Institute of Technology neuroscientist Li-Huei Tsai and collaborators showed how impaired lipid processing in specific cell types harboring APOE4 alters them in ways that could cause disease.ByJocelyn Kaiser, science.org, 12 Sep. 2024
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How can so many in our government have turned a blind eye to this catastrophe?Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024
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Inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2013, Jones had most recently produced the 2014 documentary Keep on Keepin’ On, about jazz trumpeter Clark Terry and his mentorship of blind piano prodigy Justin Kauflin.Jennifer Frederick, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2024
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There is no wasted movement, and virtually everything seems to have a purpose.Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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So cell-to-pack allows the module building blocks to be left out of a battery pack, meaning less wasted volume.Mark Andrews, WIRED, 29 Aug. 2022
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“Besotted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/besotted. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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