as in addictive
causing or relating to a physiological need for certain drugs
cocaine is highly addicting
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Recent Examples of addicting
Earlier this year, a California jury found Meta and YouTube liable for knowingly addicting and harming a young woman in a landmark decision, decades after the platforms launched.
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Cnn.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
5 May 2026
The trial centers on whether tech companies such as Instagram, which is owned by Meta, and YouTube can be held liable for allegedly promoting a harmful product and addicting users to their platforms.
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Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2026
That outro is just too addicting; fans aren’t going to quit listening on repeat for a long, long time.
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Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
12 Aug. 2025
With ornate window displays and high towers, the busy street comes to life and gives you a taste of the buzz that makes NYC so addicting.
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Charlie Hobbs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Feb. 2025
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Cnn.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
5 May 2026
The trial centers on whether tech companies such as Instagram, which is owned by Meta, and YouTube can be held liable for allegedly promoting a harmful product and addicting users to their platforms.
—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2026
That outro is just too addicting; fans aren’t going to quit listening on repeat for a long, long time.
—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
12 Aug. 2025
With ornate window displays and high towers, the busy street comes to life and gives you a taste of the buzz that makes NYC so addicting.
—
Charlie Hobbs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for addicting
addictive
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This addictive snack mix is sure to please between rounds of playing in the water, sun, and sand.
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Bovary is in some sense a morality tale, but what lifts it above didacticism, along with its bone-deep interiority, is that its romantic plotlines are as addictive as the genre works that have ruined poor Emma Bovary.
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“Addicting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/addicting. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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