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joneses

noun

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plural of jones, slang

as in addictions

a physiological need for certain drugs that dude had a jones for heroin like you wouldn't believe

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Recent Examples of joneses Six-figure workers reeling in half a million-dollar salaries are struggling to keep up with the joneses. —

Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025

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addictions

Noun

Now as young men, some of them are finding help to overcome their addictions through online forums and communities.

— Dana Taylor, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Regardless of the differences between kratom and classic opioids, some people have found themselves with mild to severe addictions to kratom products.

— Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026