Thesaurus results for AROUSAL

arousal

noun

Definition of arousal

as in intoxication

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Recent Examples of arousal As arousal rises, the brain becomes temporarily more vigilant and focused. — Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Place cells, hippocampal neurons that fire when an animal occupies a particular spot, still fired in the same locations after arousal. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2026 Chronic excessive bracing leads to shallow breathing and breath-holding, which reinforces sympathetic arousal — your fight-or-flight response — and increases muscle tension. — Dana Santas, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026 This can help address the root cause of behaviors such as spending excessive time in bed awake, maintaining irregular sleep schedules, and conditioned arousal such as worrying about sleep. — Joan M. Cook, Time, 31 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for arousal

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Noun

Eppright was booked into the Bexar County jail Thursday on charges of intoxication manslaughter and intoxication assault with a vehicle causing serious bodily injury, court records show.

— Annasofia Scheve, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Oct. 2026
Sanchez has been charged with a level five felony of battery involving serious bodily injury, as well as the misdemeanors of battery resulting in injury, unauthorized entry of a motor vehicle and public intoxication.

— Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of intoxication

Noun

Analysts said then that the sell-off was caused as profit margins missed expectations, despite revenue and operating profit reaching record highs, according to analysts.

— Jenny Lee,Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Instead, September marked the fastest monthly increase since March 2022 and the highest annual rate since December 2022, the year when US inflation hit a 40-year high.

— Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of high

Noun

In the tottering years, a bathing bird or blossoming flower will raise a thrill in you like only a game winning home run or a Disney World vacation used to.

— Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
Seeing a few chapters out of context is not going to deliver the same thrill as cracking open the new book and reading as the author intended.

— Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of thrill

Noun

The island’s allure is often centered around exhilaration—surfing on its west coast and exploring its fathomless forests—yet a calmer current of energy runs alongside this adventurous spirit.

— Adrienne Matei, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026
When presented together and thought juxtapositionally, the works launch visitors onto an emotional pendulum that pivots from exhilaration to unease and distress.

— Tina M. Campt, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of exhilaration

Noun

Korst, a former executive at Microsoft and T-Mobile, compared the moment to factory electrification.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
Remote mines frequently suffer from weak grid connections, forcing operations to use diesel generators and defeating the purpose of electrification.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of electrification

Noun

Despite the fact that the brand was receiving better reviews and creating more buzz recently, speculation had been swirling for months that Leoni’s contract may not be renewed.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
The pre-release buzz around this new movie, which was made in secret and revealed via a surprise trailer that dropped last month, has been near deafening.

— David Mack, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026