as in drunkenness
habitual or excessive drinking of intoxicants
a treatment center for those suffering from alcoholism
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If Welch’s considerable foibles have been dropped from the legend, the timeline bungled, the alcoholism and probable mental illness minimized, the use of racial epithets and the overt misogyny ignored, his death fetishized into a form of transfiguration . . .
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Brendan Fitzgerald, Longreads, 26 June 2025
The film highlights the contrast between the generosity of the people and the harsh realities of alcoholism in the Belarussian society.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 22 June 2025
And alcoholism was much more stigmatized back then.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2025
Earhart was born into a solidly middle-class family in Kansas, close to her younger sister, Muriel, but her father’s job failures and alcoholism uprooted the Earharts, undermining the girls’ educations.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
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Brendan Fitzgerald, Longreads, 26 June 2025
The film highlights the contrast between the generosity of the people and the harsh realities of alcoholism in the Belarussian society.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 22 June 2025
And alcoholism was much more stigmatized back then.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2025
Earhart was born into a solidly middle-class family in Kansas, close to her younger sister, Muriel, but her father’s job failures and alcoholism uprooted the Earharts, undermining the girls’ educations.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
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“Alcoholism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alcoholism. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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