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as in drunk
being under the influence of alcohol
he stumbled off to bed, completely soused as usual
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as in saturated
containing, covered with, or thoroughly penetrated by water
peeled off his soused socks and instantly felt much more comfortable
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as in drowned
to make wet
a passing car barreled through the puddle and soused us good
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as in dipped
to sink or push (something) briefly into or as if into a liquid
repeatedly soused the tools in the tub to get the dirt off
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as in soaked
to wet thoroughly with liquid
firefighters soused the neighboring houses so that they wouldn't catch fire as well
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Recent Examples of soused
Ben Travers, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2025
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So, despite his savior’s soused state of mind, Guiteau can’t say goodnight without bringing up his professional prospects one more time.
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Reading Cassandra’s voice is like reading The Bell Jar’s Esther if Esther were drunk on brandy half the time.—
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As thousands of medical caregivers walked off the job Monday in what became the largest nurses’ strike in New York City history, officials at a major hospital accused the nurses’ union of making unreasonable demands — including protections for nurses who come to work drunk or high.—
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Eating too much saturated fat can raise your cholesterol, a waxy substance that can build up in your arteries, narrowing and constricting them, and affecting blood flow.—
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Some of the connections are easy to spot, like designers leaning into richer, more saturated color palettes correlating with jewelry acting less as a neutral accent and more as a visual counterpoint.—
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And a mom and dad promote ocean safety after their son drowned.—
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On June 20, 2001, in the Houston suburb of Clear Lake, Andrea Yates drowned her five children—Noah, John, Paul, Luke, and Mary—in the family bathtub.—
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Wash With Soap and Water As a final step, dab the area with a cloth or sponge dipped in slightly soapy water.—
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The number of teachers on the payroll dipped, too, by about 17% in 2022 and 2023 before creeping back up in 2024 and 2025, according to data provided by Epic.—
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California has zero areas of abnormal dryness for the first time in 25 years after an exceptionally wet holiday season soaked the state.—
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The heavy rain soaked the Rose Parade in Pasadena for the first time in 20 years, canceling the on-field pregame show.—
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The play saw the actors star as two strangers who have a drunken one-night stand after meeting at a wedding.—
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Arizona is home to some of the nation's strictest laws on drunken driving.—
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Now add a blob of water, wetting some of the sand.—
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For suede boots, wet the entire surface with the vinegar and water solution to help keep the color even.—
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As new Miami Dolphins general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan is immersed in a coaching search, the team made its first roster move under his management.—
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About two years later, the couple got engaged, and by then, Seehorn was immersed in Larson's family, which includes his two sons with Haney.—
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“Soused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soused. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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