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slang

sloshed

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verb

past tense of slosh
1
as in splashed
to move with a splashing motion the baby gurgled contentedly as the water sloshed gently around him in the bathtub

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2
as in slopped
to cause (something liquid or mushy) to move along in sheets while painting the Windsor chair, he carelessly sloshed paint all over the adjacent wall

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of sloshed
Adjective
Even before Morrissey’s statement, Marr trolled a fan on social media with a sloshed photo of British arse Nigel Farage when the fan expressed optimism that the Oasis reunion could tempt the Smiths. Devon Ivie, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2024 Several drinks later, Melanie’s sloshed and Sugar’s doing just fine. Andy Andersen, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2024 Germany was losing the war, the sloshed von Braun groused. David Axe, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sloshed
Adjective
  • The victims of drunk and/or drug driving are not the only people impacted.
    Duane O. King, Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2025
  • And rather than exact revenge on a jock bully, nerdy William gets drunk, sheds his dorky image, and becomes a party god.
    Brian Boone, Vulture, 10 June 2025
Verb
  • One side of the 15-story Residence Inn by Marriott is splashed in bright orange, red and yellow paint depicting a portrait of country singer and songwriter Johnny Cash.
    Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 2 Jan. 2025
  • This sent Dillingham into a rage, an explosion caught on camera and splashed all over social media.
    Doug Haller, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • The show’s focus puller also does the Lord’s work in the last shot of the beat, just after Deborah’s face turns and looks toward the camera, flashing red for one desperate second before going fuzzy and indistinct, like a drunken exhale.
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 3 June 2025
  • The officer, Robert Phillips, was accused of intentionally causing the death of Jesse Fischer, whom Phillips suspected of drunken driving, in October 2021.
    Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2025
Adjective
  • Stay away from water, wet items, and metal objects.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 9 June 2025
  • Maintain safe driving distances: Use the two-second rule to maintain a safe distance from the car in front of you and allow an extra two seconds in heavy rain. Reduce speed and drive cautiously: On wet roads, slowing down is paramount.
    Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 7 June 2025
Adjective
  • But my favorite controversy came in the 1985 series, when the Flyers’ radical idea of letting their goalies have a water bottle on top of the net resulted in Glen Sather threatening to pull the Oilers off the ice while demanding to know whether buckets of fried chicken were next.
    Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 16 June 2025
  • Much of Lucky Bird’s clientele are office workers who place orders for fried chicken sandwiches, tenders, wings and sides like cheddar jalapeño biscuits.
    Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
Adjective
  • However, the study did find that in women who were not cognitively impaired, elevated stress levels or persistently high cortisol in midlife—especially after menopause—may be a silent risk factor, Salardini says.
    Elizabeth Yuko, Flow Space, 5 June 2025
  • Along with a loss of energy, aging felines also start losing their sense of smell and may get impaired vision or hearing, among other physical issues.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025

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“Sloshed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sloshed. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.

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