as in loaded
being under the influence of a recreational drug
she seems to have been strung out for most of the 1960s
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Recent Examples of strung out
Trump has absolute control over the running mate slot, and has strung out the process to maximize publicity and gin up interest in the Republican nomination.
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David Jackson, USA TODAY, 13 July 2024
Now he’s holed up in his family home, which abuts the dismal local zoo, where his father is strung out and intent on drinking himself to death.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 21 May 2024
Such weather particularly hampers the military that is strung out on multiple front lines by blunting the advantage of its air power, analysts said.
—Fox News, 7 May 2024
Already strung out and cynical about the state of work, employees and job applicants found these types of assessments to be the final nail in the coffin.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2024
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David Jackson, USA TODAY, 13 July 2024
Now he’s holed up in his family home, which abuts the dismal local zoo, where his father is strung out and intent on drinking himself to death.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 21 May 2024
Such weather particularly hampers the military that is strung out on multiple front lines by blunting the advantage of its air power, analysts said.
—Fox News, 7 May 2024
Already strung out and cynical about the state of work, employees and job applicants found these types of assessments to be the final nail in the coffin.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strung out
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His loaded firearm was confiscated by police and his pickup was towed, but not before officers discovered what was inside.Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Oct. 2024
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The politics of visibility are more loaded than ever.Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2024
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For once, the entity piercing through The View's airspace was not a phantom noise, a doomed gnat, an unknown spectral entity, or Joy Behar's cell phone, but rather the thrusting pelvis of a ripped stripper.Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 4 Oct. 2024
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Brenda Ceja of Whittier brought in a ripped pair of pants for her second visit to Radical Sewing Club.Lina Abascal, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2024
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The higher the rank, the richer in rational points the curve will be.Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 11 Nov. 2024
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But after visiting this slice of high desert (and subsequently moving here), my appreciation and fondness for the Southwest’s geological diversity, and that of Sedona’s upper Sonoran Desert region has only deepened.Erin Strout, Outside Online, 11 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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During a 2023 interview with IndieWire, Horgan explained that her show benefited from a weekly release strategy that gave fans time to become hooked and tell their friends about the show.Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2024
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This recommendation engine learns users’ interests from their viewing habits and makes compelling, personalized recommendations that keep them hooked. 4.Sally Percy, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
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But in the last few years, an explosion of warehouse development has wiped out farmland and open space.Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2023
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Across the industry Profits are getting wiped out across the whole chip industry, owing to excess inventories among manufacturers and retailers and a drop in demand for PCs, smartphones, and consumer electronics.BYNicholas Gordon, Fortune, 1 Feb. 2023
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Either the region had become addicted to sparklingly clean kitchens or a more nefarious pattern had been established.Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Alas, even with his son washed up in hospital, even while processing the revelation that his son is addicted to drugs, Robert’s most salient emotion is his jealousy.Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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Second, no one is offering to rebuild the blasted towns and villages of southern Lebanon when this is over, the way the oil-rich Gulf States did after the last major war with Israel, in 2006.Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
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As in the video game, which starts characters off in a kind of blasted heath, the surroundings are visually competent but forgettable.Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
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“Strung out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strung%20out. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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