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as in addiction
a physiological need for certain drugs
I've got this monkey on my back, and going to detox is the only way to get it off
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as in devil
an appealingly mischievous person
come back here, you little monkey!
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Recent Examples of monkey
Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Since the giant monkey is part of the public domain, Stern was able to create a story in-house rather than working back and forth with licensers.
—Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 15 Apr. 2025
Geoffrey A. Fowler, The Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2019
To make matters more confusing, Apple monkeyed around with the names of the new stuff.
—Geoffrey A. Fowler, The Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2019
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Noun
With the Mackey’s goal to blend adventure and sustainability, the couple just opened a Primate Rescue Center (Panama is home to at least six monkey species) in March.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Since the giant monkey is part of the public domain, Stern was able to create a story in-house rather than working back and forth with licensers.
—Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 15 Apr. 2025
Verb
To make matters more confusing, Apple monkeyed around with the names of the new stuff.
—Geoffrey A. Fowler, The Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2019
To make matters more confusing, Apple monkeyed around with the names of the new stuff.
—Geoffrey A. Fowler, The Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monkey
Noun
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Measures are in place to help people struggling with addiction, such as fentanyl test strips and the use of Narcan to rescue a person currently overdosing on opioids.—
Krystal Nurse,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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Kennedy described addiction as both a source of misery and a symptom of deeper pain, drawing from his own experience of trying to fill an emotional void with drugs.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Fire crackling in Burt’s (Christopher Walken) dining room, framing his face like a devil.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Wooly devil grows near drought-tolerant plants, including ocotillo, hedgehog cactus and creosote.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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An electronic score by John Carroll Kirby apes the sound of the era but devolves into abstraction as the story develops into something darker.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
4 Apr. 2025
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The knockoff was a flimsy, unusable slab of rubber dotted with magnets; the companies aping Agarwal's idea are seemingly unable to replicate the manufacturing process that Agarwal has spent years perfecting to finally be able to widely ship Polygons today.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Alex has two choices: Linger at Union Station and see what rascals cross her path, or take up an invitation to join her British guardian angels at their home in Winnetka.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
23 Mar. 2025
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After their car is stolen, the group of rascals must resort to some hilarious hijinks to get past the finish line.—
Kara Nesvig,
Parents,
12 Mar. 2025
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Silent comedies are often parodied as mere exercises in physical humor — and that element is certainly a part of their charm — but Chaplin’s work transcended pratfalls and knowing looks to the camera.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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Letterman, a true believer in Johnny Carson, didn’t really parody talk shows either.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Saturday's talks in Rome between the Trump administration and the Islamic Republic of Iran over the rogue regime’s failure to dismantle its illicit nuclear weapons program have raised pressing questions about whether Tehran will adhere to a new deal.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Sadly, for now, Murkowski is one of vanishingly few Republican politicians with the guts to speak up against the party’s rogue president — a brave, but lonely, voice in the wilderness.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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For example, might the animals mimic the noise to ask for the object?—
Melissa Hobson,
Scientific American,
14 Apr. 2025
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This behavior mimics their wild ancestors, who would ambush prey from above or perch in trees to avoid danger.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Stunning stat: The new kiosks could speed up checkout for ballpark essentials — brats, fries, cheese curds and drinks — by as much as 40%, Delaware North manager Pete Spike told Axios.—
Kyle Stokes,
Axios,
1 Apr. 2025
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Trachtenberg, whose death at 39 was announced on February 26, spent much of her career playing the most likable version of a precocious brat, a know-it-all who gets away with just about everything thanks to her doe eyes and charisma.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Monkey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monkey. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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