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as in drunk
being under the influence of alcohol
driving while impaired is against the law
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as in disabled
deprived of the power to perform one or more natural bodily activities
special devices for sight-impaired visitors
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as in damaged
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
already impaired by a crack, the windshield shattered upon impact with the baseball
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Recent Examples of impaired
Danielle Jennings, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
Police arrested Cuadrado, who lives in Castle Hill, following the accident and charged him with criminally negligent homicide, vehicular manslaughter, vehicular assault, driving while intoxicated and driving while ability impaired.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 16 Nov. 2024
Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
The sheriff added that, based on a preliminary investigation, the driver didn’t appear to be impaired.
—David Chiu, People.com, 26 Nov. 2024
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The sheriff added that, based on a preliminary investigation, the driver didn’t appear to be impaired.
—Danielle Jennings, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
Police arrested Cuadrado, who lives in Castle Hill, following the accident and charged him with criminally negligent homicide, vehicular manslaughter, vehicular assault, driving while intoxicated and driving while ability impaired.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 16 Nov. 2024
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This wasn't a brightness or contrast issue, nor was it impaired by the sun's rays.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
The sheriff added that, based on a preliminary investigation, the driver didn’t appear to be impaired.
—David Chiu, People.com, 26 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impaired
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Like, straight-up crazy, drunk wrestled in the middle of...Julia Moore, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
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In Jerry Springer, one guest recalls receiving drink tickets and being encouraged to get drunk.Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 7 Jan. 2025
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Two people were killed in a three-car crash on Interstate 84 in Danbury on Sunday involving a disabled vehicle and a tractor-trailer.Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2025
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The Justice Department took no position on whether the city was wrong to change benefits for disabled retirees.Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025
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Analisa Corr, a 53-year-old Australian woman who claims her father is former Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Sr., pleaded innocent to charges accusing her of causing a drunken disturbance on a Jetstar domestic flight between Hobart and Sydney.Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 12 Jan. 2025
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Gone is the attention to process and scuzzy detail that made the first film notable, replaced here by a wild, drunken emotional energy that dispenses with story logic and clarity.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025
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Lincoln Hospital was where Shirley Vasquez and all the other parents, like her, took their children when they were injured or ill.Cary Goodman, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2025
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At least 35 people were injured in the incident, officials said, and at the time some were hospitalized in critical condition.Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2025
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Hot honey: Four pizzas and two appetizers on Paulie Gee's menu feature this craze, along with fried chicken at The Eagle and Kitchen Social. 🥒 Pickled foods: Get your fix delivered from the Crazy Cucumber.Alissa Widman Neese, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
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From shrimp platters to crab cakes to fried oysters, Page’s sources much of its seafood locally.Carolanne Griffith Roberts, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2025
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The couple welcomed two children, True, 6, and Tatum, 2, but their romance was marred by Thompson's multiple cheating scandals.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
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But others argue these budget controls are ensuring Connecticut won’t return to the 2010s, a decade marred by frequent annual deficits and some of the largest tax hikes in state history.Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2025
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Since hair is weakest when wet, sleeping in wet hair can cause hair to become dry and brittle, causing split ends, breakage, and fallout.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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Use a wet hand to grab a small section of dough from one side of the bowl, then lift it up and press it into the center.Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 14 Jan. 2025
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Cybersecurity can potentially be compromised by the same computational capacity that enables the solution of complex issues.Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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In a few cases, Social Security numbers were also compromised.Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Impaired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impaired. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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