as in drunk
being under the influence of alcohol
he finally wandered in at 3:00 a.m., obviously lit up
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Recent Examples of lit up
Then again, the world that the all-new Revuelto lands in is almost unrecognizable from the one the rakish Lamborghini 350 GT lit up back when the ’60s were starting to pendulate.
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WIRED, 29 Mar. 2023
Just a few years earlier, the four-meter-wide asteroid 2008 TC3 was the first one ever detected before hitting Earth; only six others have been discovered before impact since, including 2023 CX1 that just lit up the English Channel on February 13, 2023, as if marking the week’s anniversary.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 15 Feb. 2023
The scoreboard lit up with Alexandria Verner’s name and 2020, her graduation year.
—Mike Ellis, Detroit Free Press, 15 Feb. 2023
On Monday, many social media sites in the U.S. lit up with theories that Biden had deployed the aerial devices as a way to distract Americans from other, more pressing issues.
—David Klepper, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Feb. 2023
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WIRED, 29 Mar. 2023
Just a few years earlier, the four-meter-wide asteroid 2008 TC3 was the first one ever detected before hitting Earth; only six others have been discovered before impact since, including 2023 CX1 that just lit up the English Channel on February 13, 2023, as if marking the week’s anniversary.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 15 Feb. 2023
The scoreboard lit up with Alexandria Verner’s name and 2020, her graduation year.
—Mike Ellis, Detroit Free Press, 15 Feb. 2023
On Monday, many social media sites in the U.S. lit up with theories that Biden had deployed the aerial devices as a way to distract Americans from other, more pressing issues.
—David Klepper, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Feb. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lit up
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Both aim to improve handling, not that the MX-5 handled like a drunk camel in the first place.Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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But despite anecdotal reports of non-human animals appearing drunk after consuming ripe fruit or sugary substances, there's been very little research into its actual prevalence in the broader kingdom of life.New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Nov. 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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For some real fortitude, the nasi lemak is a mix of crispy chicken served with jasmine rice, a dollop of fried egg, and spicy sambal sauce—a breakfast of champions.Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Oct. 2024
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Fried Chicken Sandwich With Chili Crisp Mayo The key elements in this sandwich are: soft sweet bun, mayonnaise mixed with something spicy, a flat boneless piece of fried chicken and some pickled vegetables.Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2024
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Keith sees that the cockpit floor is sopping wet since Emma just rinsed it in her last hour.Emma Soren, Vulture, 5 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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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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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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