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as in users
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 lovers
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 addicts
AlAnon is a support group for family and friends of alcoholics/addicts.
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Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
Some of them self-identified as gambling addicts.
—Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 1 Feb. 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
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
The self-torturing helices of thought twisting inside the young minds on the courts are no less fraught than the recursive neuroses tormenting the addicts down the hill.
—Hermione Hoby, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Some of them are addicts, some sell themselves for money, others are simply homeless.
—Blake Simons, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2026
While Hollywood remains disproportionately invested in depicting glamorous coastal lifestyles, Meeks focuses on what’s going on with the other 70% of the country, paying particular attention to a handful of recovering drug addicts.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 25 Jan. 2026
As a result, people have to pay the fare and far fewer people who are addicts or mentally ill enter the system.
—Bradley Tusk, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2026
Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
Some of them self-identified as gambling addicts.
—Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 1 Feb. 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
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
The self-torturing helices of thought twisting inside the young minds on the courts are no less fraught than the recursive neuroses tormenting the addicts down the hill.
—Hermione Hoby, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Some of them are addicts, some sell themselves for money, others are simply homeless.
—Blake Simons, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2026
While Hollywood remains disproportionately invested in depicting glamorous coastal lifestyles, Meeks focuses on what’s going on with the other 70% of the country, paying particular attention to a handful of recovering drug addicts.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 25 Jan. 2026
As a result, people have to pay the fare and far fewer people who are addicts or mentally ill enter the system.
—Bradley Tusk, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for addicts
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Instead, even with its Gemini app now seeing more than 750 million monthly active users (MAUs), 100 million more than last quarter, and Gemini, the company's large language model, processing over 10 billion tokens per minute, Search usage broke a quarterly record.—
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CNBC,
5 Feb. 2026
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To this end, the company has scaled its Neuroplatform system by tripling the lab’s surface area and expanding from a single hardware setup to several running simultaneously to accommodate more users.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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Each year, millions of dog lovers tune in to the Puppy Bowl as a way to pregame the actual Super Bowl taking place that same Sunday, played by human athletes without tails.—
Stacia Datskovska,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Feb. 2026
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The symphony, conducted by its music director Carolyn Kuan, is playing a ballet score by Prokofiev inspired by Shakespeare’s immortal drama about two young lovers from feuding families at the Belding Theater at The Bushnell, located at 166 Capitol Ave.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2026
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Conrad wasn’t sure how football fans would react but said most people eagerly accepted a towel.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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By the end of that format’s 12-year run, including several instances in which the best overall driver of the year was shut out from the title or even competing in the championship race, a majority of fans and drivers were more than ready for something else.—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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To remove the suckers growing at the base of some viburnum species, cut them back at ground level.—
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Feb. 2026
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For a coach who thinks running the ball is for squares and suckers, that’s not exactly adapting one’s philosophy to fit your personnel.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
27 Jan. 2026
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Additionally, for Midwest ski enthusiasts, Snowriver Mountain is part of the Legendary Pass, allowing access to Lutsen Mountains in Minnesota and Granite Peak in Wisconsin.—
Katy Spratte Joyce,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026
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Modern perfume enthusiasts seek more than projection and volume.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Addicts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/addicts. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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