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intoxicating

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


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Rock ’n’ roll, with its roots in black American music, offered something urgent and liberating: a sense of community and the intoxicating possibility that nothing was inevitable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Toyon brings red berries in winter and white flowers in spring, while California sagebrush and Cleveland sage fill the air with an intoxicating perfume.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 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

The dirty laundry triggered an avalanche of press coverage when the album arrived in November, but the songs have lingered as everyone remembers just how well Allen can craft an intoxicating pop hook.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025

The smell of baked bread and melting chocolate was intoxicating.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan




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