Thesaurus results for ADDICTION

addiction

noun

ə-ˈdik-shən

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as in dependence

a physiological need for certain drugs an addiction to heroin

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Recent Examples of addiction However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families. —

Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026 Unlike his three sisters, Branwell, his artistic career stunted by alcoholism and an opium addiction, never published. —

Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026 This seems to be a common initial response of the brain to drugs that can lead to addiction. —

Literary Hub, 13 May 2026 The story takes quite a few turns, like when the father of Margo’s child and Margo’s former English professor, Mark Gable (Michael Angarano), challenges her for custody of baby Bodhi and when her father tragically relapses into drug addiction towards the end of Season 1. —

Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 13 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for addiction

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dependence

Noun

China is concerned about dependence on seaborne imports, which account for about 90% of its oil.

— Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 19 May 2026
Cursor’s dependence on competitors as suppliers of underlying large language models is another issue.

— Rebecca Fannin, CNBC, 19 May 2026