intoxicant

noun

in-ˈtäk-si-kənt How to pronounce intoxicant (audio)
Definition of intoxicantnext
as in alcohol
a distilled beverage that can make a person drunk a religious denomination that strictly forbids the use of all intoxicants

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Recent Examples of intoxicant But success is a great corporate intoxicant, and so Hwang has found something new to do with Lee Jung-jae‘s Seong Gi-hun (a.k.a. — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024 In 2023, Rose sponsored SB 1055, which aimed to lower the threshold for enhancing the minimum sentence of a person convicted of driving under the influence of an intoxicant. — Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 15 Feb. 2024 The deputies observed an open intoxicant and conducted field sobriety tests before the man was arrested on suspicion of operating while intoxicated and recklessly endangering safety. — Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2024 The Sheriff's Office said deputies smelled intoxicants on the suspect and alcohol is believed to be a factor in the crash. — Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 25 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for intoxicant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intoxicant
  1. alcohol
  2. liquor
  3. booze
  4. drink
Noun
  • President Donald Trump threatened Thursday to impose 200% tariffs on alcohol from the European Union in response to the region's retaliatory 50% tariff on U.S. whiskey, further escalating tensions between two longtime trading partners.
    — Carlo Angerer, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Bars in the neighborhood must stop admitting patrons at 6:30pm and end alcohol service by 7pm Sunday.
    — Mike Deehan, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of alcohol
Noun
  • That’s because this ubiquitous brand is the most popular and best-selling Irish whiskey in the world, a staple of liquor stores and bars, both dive and high-end, that nearly everyone who has ever tried whiskey before has tasted.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 9 Mar. 2025
  • In the Canadian province of Ontario, Premier Doug Ford ordered government-run liquor stores to take American alcohol products off their shelves.
    — Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2025
Definition of liquor
Noun
  • President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on Canada offended leaders there to the point that Ontario fired back by yanking American booze from store shelves.
    — Matt Egan, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Does Alex land in America on the same day that Spencer takes off from Galveston with a truckload of booze for the Italian mafia?
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025
Definition of booze
Noun
  • On the menu, drinks can include Jubani, a drink made with coffee and the husk of coffee cherries, served with cardamom, ginger, cinnamon; and Mofawar, coffee served with cardamom and cream.
    — Hira Qureshi, Bon Appétit, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Golden Milk Golden milk is a drink made with milk, ground turmeric, and other spices like ginger and black pepper.
    — Jillian Kubala, Health, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of drink

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