tipsiness

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Recent Examples of tipsiness This alleyway, right next to Kyoto’s main Kamo River, is packed with tiny, pristine bars and yakitori, an excellent place to sit outside and watch people—of all ages and nationalities and levels of tipsiness—flow by. Lauren Groff, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tipsiness
Noun
  • Ultimately, jurors sided with prosecutors whose 2023 criminal indictment outlined numerous instances of teens getting injured as a result of their inebriation under her watch.
    Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
  • Spike Jones and His City Slickers recorded their version with a flurry of wacky sound effects that made the inebriation seem even more soused.
    David Morgan, CBS News, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • The sheriff's office added that Butler showed no signs of intoxication during the incident and cooperated with authorities.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Investigators said Butler, who was injured, showed no signs of intoxication and was cooperating with investigators.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • Authorities say Kristina Lopez Lujan is now charged with simple battery, public drunkenness, and disorderly conduct.
    Dan Raby, CBS News, 12 June 2026
  • States have generally applied Clean Slate to non-violent, low-level offenses like writing a bad check, drug possession or public drunkenness.
    Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
Noun
  • Egypt won in penalties as well to join Mexico and Norway in newfound revelry.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • And in a novel twist, there will be a ball drop in New York City’s Times Square at midnight to usher in the July Fourth holiday with much the same revelry that is typically reserved for New Year’s Eve.
    Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026

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“Tipsiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tipsiness. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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