as in drunk
being under the influence of alcohol
To his dismay, he found that many of his fellow cruise passengers were frequently sloshed.
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Recent Examples of sloshed
Devon Ivie, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2024
Germany was losing the war, the sloshed von Braun groused.
—David Axe, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
Paul Bierman, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
After a tour group member gets sloshed and trips a lever that closes a distiller's valves, a fire erupts.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Nov. 2025
Another theory is that very heavy rainfall after serious drought violently sloshed the waters of Lake Nyos.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
The patient − a baby raccoon − was sloshed.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Blood and vomit sloshed on the floor, and some of the men fainted from the pain and the stress.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Even before Morrissey’s statement, Marr trolled a fan on social media with a sloshed photo of British arse Nigel Farage when the fan expressed optimism that the Oasis reunion could tempt the Smiths.
—Verb
In 2023, another rockslide triggered a tsunami that sloshed back and forth for nine days in a Greenland fjord.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for sloshed
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Kelly cited a string of events in which Hegseth allegedly appeared drunk with his staff.—
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Perry shared in the book that Aniston was the first costar to confront him about his addiction despite him never having been drunk on set.—
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Images of Tilly on her social media handles were splashed across major news outlets all over the world.—
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The hot water splashed on the inside of my left forearm and onto my chest.—
Adjective
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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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All around, empty orange dunes rippled under an azure sky, a still-life sea of sand baking under the burning sun.—
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Critics say yanked segment reeks of political pressure News of the segment’s cancellation rippled across the media and political ecosystems overnight Sunday.—
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Hydroplaning is when a vehicle starts uncontrollably sliding on wet roads.—
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While its calf-skimming height is great for tucking in leggings and pants (therefore keeping hems dry in wet winter weather), its slim silhouette also fits seamlessly under wide-leg jeans and relaxed pants.—
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Pretzels are often marketed as a better-for-you snack compared to richer, fried alternatives like potato chips.—
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The fries were tallow fried and incredibly crisp, which is rare to find since most restaurants use seed oils.—
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“Sloshed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sloshed. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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