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intoxicating

[in-tok-si-key-ting] / ɪnˈtɒk sɪˌkeɪ tɪŋ /


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That's what makes this season so intoxicating; so much jeopardy, so much unpredictability and so many teams who have come to the party.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026

This Christian-bro gym culture offers many young men an intoxicating sense of purpose, one in which the pursuit of conventional masculinity is given a kind of divine backing.

From Slate • Jan. 22, 2026

While on equally hypnotic tracks like “Cheap Hotel” and “Sushi,” she commands the heavily-layered soundscape with an intoxicating sense of recklessness.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025

The stompers were a part of an elite excursion headed by the Sonoma County Winegrowers that brings “campers” willing to pay big bucks to experience the draining, and intoxicating, work of making wine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

He hated running, but the applause was intoxicating, and the prospect of more was just enough incentive to keep him marginally compliant.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand




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