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as in loaded
being under the influence of a recreational drug
the perpetually zonked-out writer Hunter S. Thompson created the genre now known as gonzo journalism
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as in dazed
suffering from mental confusion
overmedicated, zonked-out residents of a nursing home
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During a traffic stop, authorities found a loaded 9mm Walther handgun and ammunition, the Justice Department said.—
Louis Casiano,
Fox News,
15 Feb. 2025 -
But for many in attendance, the party was less about the loaded expectations surrounding the holiday and more about the opportunity for community and connection.—
Karla Marie Sanford,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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American Primeval’s second episode wastes no time, picking up mere moments after the end of the premiere, which left a dazed Jacob looking for his wife in the middle of a field filled with dead bodies.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2025
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Other tribes of music-heads danced through dawn on muddy hillsides, barely sleeping or eating through the driving rain, dazed but giddy to take part in a massive, improbable event.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Jan. 2025
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Ignoring faculty warnings, David dashed forward with a ripped notebook page for Lennon to sign.—
Laurie Gwen Shapiro,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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North Korean propaganda material released by state media this year has shown Kim overseeing special operations training marked by extreme displays of strength, including the smashing of cinder blocks over the ripped torsos of soldiers stripped to the waist.—
Yoonjung Seo,
CNN,
17 Dec. 2024
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Hubbard’s bewildered eyes locked on Pacific Palisades, a Los Angeles community reshaped by flames.—
Bryce Miller,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Feb. 2025
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Anyone else is likely to emerge unharmed, if a little bewildered that these good-looking but skin-deep figures merited feature treatment.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
22 Jan. 2025
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Canadian-American singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie has been stripped of the Order of Canada, the country’s highest civilian honor.—
Etan Vlessing,
The Hollywood Reporter,
10 Feb. 2025
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The Imax total is $63.9M; after only 12 days of release, Ne Zha 2 is already the format’s highest grossing local language release of all time.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
9 Feb. 2025
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For many, the frenetic nature of the firings has left them confused – and even days later – without a full accounting of their termination.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
The Mercury News,
19 Feb. 2025
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Build your strategy around results Showing up to your laptop without a plan will leave you confused, tired and unsure about the next step.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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Nonetheless, fusion research is rarely a wasted effort, Whyte says.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
3 Dec. 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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It was also found that Texas is the eighth-worst state for distracted driving, per a study from Bader Law.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Jan. 2025
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State of play: In Iowa, there were 123 deaths and over 8,000 injuries caused by distracted driving from 2019 to 2023 — and this is likely underreported, according to a recent policy brief from the University of Iowa's Injury Prevention Research Center.—
Linh Ta,
Axios,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Zonked-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zonked-out. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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