as in drunkenness
habitual or excessive drinking of intoxicants
a treatment center for those suffering from alcoholism
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Recent Examples of alcoholism
During an inquiry that preceded the criminal probe into Díaz de la Portilla, investigators also interviewed Jenny Nillo, a former Díaz de la Portilla aide who has struggled with alcoholism, who said she had been tasked by the commissioner to buy him alcohol during working hours.
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Joey Flechas, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
Brilliant but famously difficult to work with due to his alcoholism, Lorenz Hart died the year after his collaborator Richard Rodgers launched his successful creative partnership with Oscar Hammerstein.
—Samantha Allen, Them., 2 Sep. 2025
Fuller, who had an absent father and mother with alcoholism, was in a crash in 2019 that left him permanently disabled and he's also been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Best, a Manchester United great, died at the age of 59 in November 2005 after a long battle with alcoholism.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
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Joey Flechas, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
Brilliant but famously difficult to work with due to his alcoholism, Lorenz Hart died the year after his collaborator Richard Rodgers launched his successful creative partnership with Oscar Hammerstein.
—Samantha Allen, Them., 2 Sep. 2025
Fuller, who had an absent father and mother with alcoholism, was in a crash in 2019 that left him permanently disabled and he's also been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Best, a Manchester United great, died at the age of 59 in November 2005 after a long battle with alcoholism.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alcoholism
drunkenness
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The list of allowable grounds includes malfeasance, misfeasance, neglect of duty, habitual drunkenness, incompetence, or permanent inability to perform official duties.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Aug. 2025
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Portalatin’s petition seeks to remove Wilder and Saenz using a statute in the Texas Local Government Code that allows for citizens to seek public officials’ removal due to incompetency, official misconduct or drunkenness both on and off duty.—
Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Alcoholism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alcoholism. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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