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
Mardi’s temper and Lewis’s alcoholism meant that home life was turbulent and often abusive for her and her siblings.
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Andy Hazel, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025
The character has survived explosions, murder attempts, alcoholism, a car accident, multiple exposures to deadly toxins, stalking, a hostage crisis, and more.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 13 Jan. 2025
Newcombe struggled with alcoholism for years but became sober in 1967 and worked for the Dodgers for years, helping athletes and others across the country in their struggles with sobriety.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
For that first year, Alcohol Change UK partnered with spokesman Alastair Campbell to headline the campaign, speaking about alcoholism.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2025
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Andy Hazel, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025
The character has survived explosions, murder attempts, alcoholism, a car accident, multiple exposures to deadly toxins, stalking, a hostage crisis, and more.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 13 Jan. 2025
Newcombe struggled with alcoholism for years but became sober in 1967 and worked for the Dodgers for years, helping athletes and others across the country in their struggles with sobriety.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
For that first year, Alcohol Change UK partnered with spokesman Alastair Campbell to headline the campaign, speaking about alcoholism.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Alcoholism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alcoholism. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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