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as in user
a person who regularly uses drugs especially illegally
an inspiring story about addicts who seek help and manage to kick their habit
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as in lover
a person with a strong and habitual liking for something
science-fiction addicts who eagerly await each new installment in the series
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Recent Examples of addict
Fame is a drug, after all, and Love was a drug addict.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 30 Jan. 2026
The musician, who also has a substance abuse disorder, enters a rehab shelter treating deaf recovering addicts.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
Meta’s Instagram, ByteDance’s TikTok and Google’s YouTube — deliberately addict and harm children.
—Barbara Ortutay, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
For a time, no one in the world was believed to have treated more gambling addicts than him.
—Jasper Craven, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 30 Jan. 2026
The musician, who also has a substance abuse disorder, enters a rehab shelter treating deaf recovering addicts.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
Meta’s Instagram, ByteDance’s TikTok and Google’s YouTube — deliberately addict and harm children.
—Barbara Ortutay, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
For a time, no one in the world was believed to have treated more gambling addicts than him.
—Jasper Craven, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for addict
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In a strange twist, the Max app was developed by VKontakte (VK), which Durov co-founded before selling his shares and leaving Russia in 2014, after Durov said the Kremlin had asked the site to hand over Ukrainian users’ data.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Tech giants have repeatedly relied on Section 230, a federal law that shields them from liability over content that their users post, as a defense against safety claims.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Science aside, a batch of these will win over any chocolate lover, regardless of where their brownie loyalties lie.—
Maggie Meyer Glisan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Feb. 2026
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Looking to build out a universe or find a great gift for a pop culture lover?—
Brittany Anas,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Feb. 2026
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Which makes him pretty much like a lot of his action-sports brethren — all of them adremaline junkies — who will grace the 50-meter-high hill (165 feet) built on a scaffolding at the Winter Olympics in Livigno over the next two weeks.—
Eddie Pells,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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In the brain scans of other extreme athletes and adrenaline junkies, Amen said there’s often lower baseline activity in the prefrontal cortex, which is involved in fear inhibition, impulse control and risk evaluation.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Hundreds of fans then had to clear the court, which had to be wiped down after food and drinks spilled everywhere.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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Thousands of their fans had, too.—
Colin Millar,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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Why to Prune Viburnums Viburnums seldom need pruning other than to remove damaged, diseased, and dead branches, or sucker shoots that grow straight up from the roots but don’t flower.—
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Feb. 2026
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Kocher was a grandfather and a sucker for extra hours on the bike trails, Beckley said.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Feb. 2026
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While sports enthusiasts are taking bets on the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots, Bad Bunny fans − and other music lovers − have been dying to know what Benito has up his sleeve since he was announced as the halftime show headliner.—
Pamela Avila,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
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The brand's Paso Robles line is perfect for hiking and outdoor enthusiasts, due to the unique impact-resistant lenses and full UV400 sunlight protection.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Addict.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/addict. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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