as in drunkenness
habitual or excessive drinking of intoxicants
a treatment center for those suffering from alcoholism
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Meanwhile, her alcoholism eventually led her to check into rehab.
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Stephanie Giang-Paunon, Fox News, 15 Nov. 2024
As a girl, Mama tried to escape the terrors of poverty, the overcrowded tiny place on a former plantation, her father's alcoholism, and his mistreatment of her mother, as well as some harsh realities of Black southern life.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
Amid this emotional void, Stewart found solace in gardening—a passion that grew partly from necessity, as her family often struggled to put food on the table due to her father’s alcoholism.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 4 Nov. 2024
The real killer, though, is Nicholas Hoult’s Justin Kemp, a writer with a history of alcoholism who just so happens to be a member of the jury.
—Tomris Laffly, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
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Stephanie Giang-Paunon, Fox News, 15 Nov. 2024
As a girl, Mama tried to escape the terrors of poverty, the overcrowded tiny place on a former plantation, her father's alcoholism, and his mistreatment of her mother, as well as some harsh realities of Black southern life.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
Amid this emotional void, Stewart found solace in gardening—a passion that grew partly from necessity, as her family often struggled to put food on the table due to her father’s alcoholism.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 4 Nov. 2024
The real killer, though, is Nicholas Hoult’s Justin Kemp, a writer with a history of alcoholism who just so happens to be a member of the jury.
—Tomris Laffly, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Alcoholism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alcoholism. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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