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as in hooked
having a compulsive need for a harmful substance or activity
The organization provides resources for drug addicted individuals. Having lost nearly all of his savings, he finally realized he was addicted to gambling.
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as in accustomed
having a great interest or need to do or have something
I'm completely addicted to this new word game.
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Recent Examples of addicted
What Is Video Game Addiction? Video games are supposed to be fun, but becoming addicted is harmful, especially for kids.
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Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2025
And in a study published in 2025, researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College in Manhattan who followed 10-to-14-year-old social-media users over several years found that kids who were more addicted to social media were at two to three times higher risk of suicidal behavior.
—Charlotte Alter, Time, 20 Aug. 2025
Adults, at least those not addicted to this sort of mythological fantasy, will have a harder time.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025
But Wall Street may just be too addicted to the massive customer give-aways.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2025
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Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2025
And in a study published in 2025, researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College in Manhattan who followed 10-to-14-year-old social-media users over several years found that kids who were more addicted to social media were at two to three times higher risk of suicidal behavior.
—Charlotte Alter, Time, 20 Aug. 2025
Adults, at least those not addicted to this sort of mythological fantasy, will have a harder time.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025
But Wall Street may just be too addicted to the massive customer give-aways.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for addicted
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Once you get hooked on diving Portugal’s islands, consider making Madeira and Porto Santo’s great wreck diving your next venture .—
Terry Ward,
AFAR Media,
11 Sep. 2025
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Once viewers are seemingly hooked on HBO Max, WBD would ideally like to charge more.—
Scharon Harding,
ArsTechnica,
10 Sep. 2025
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For families long accustomed to hospital visits and transfusions, the shift represented not just a medical advance, but a profound improvement in quality of life.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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This year's Clemson team was tasked with meeting the high expectations fans and supporters had grown accustomed to in the Swinney era.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The goal isn't to create AI-dependent individuals but to use technology as a bridge to greater human engagement and self-determination.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Iberian harvester ants were then dependent on Messor structor ants for their survival, forcing the queens to track down males of another species, which is known as sperm parasitism.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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Getty Images Cox Automotive is reporting that August saw record electric vehicle (EV) sales and rising market share in both new and used markets as buyers rushed to secure tax credits before the Inflation Reduction Act’s tax credit expiration.—
Michael Harley,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Because those systems are becoming more complex, keeping them properly tuned on a new, used or modified car is a challenge.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Addicted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/addicted. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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