as in addict
a person who regularly uses drugs especially illegally
a person who started out as a user and is now a drug dealer as well
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Recent Examples of user
Such an option allows users to find segmented tied to particular areas of interest, rather than having to fast forward through an hour or two of a linear program to find a moment.
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 19 May 2026
The vast majority of that litigation — which has paid out millions of dollars to Illinoisans mostly via class-action settlements — has been over employee fingerprints collected by timeclock technology, though Facebook's $650 million settlement in 2020 was with users over facial recognition.
—Hannah Meisel, CBS News, 19 May 2026
Google says the plan is to roll Spark out to all users (even those who don’t pay for Gemini) down the road.
—ArsTechnica, 19 May 2026
Cursor is more dominant in enterprise and professional markets, and Lovable is the faster-growing tool for non-technical users.
—Rebecca Fannin, CNBC, 19 May 2026
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 19 May 2026
The vast majority of that litigation — which has paid out millions of dollars to Illinoisans mostly via class-action settlements — has been over employee fingerprints collected by timeclock technology, though Facebook's $650 million settlement in 2020 was with users over facial recognition.
—Hannah Meisel, CBS News, 19 May 2026
Google says the plan is to roll Spark out to all users (even those who don’t pay for Gemini) down the road.
—ArsTechnica, 19 May 2026
Cursor is more dominant in enterprise and professional markets, and Lovable is the faster-growing tool for non-technical users.
—Rebecca Fannin, CNBC, 19 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for user
addict
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One woman, in particular, juxtaposed the avant-garde element with an auburn and black gingham blazer layered over a striped dress shirt — a style approach for the office siren by day and rave addict by night.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
14 May 2026
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The woman begs for help with homeless drug addicts.—
Conor Friedersdorf,
The Atlantic,
12 May 2026
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“User.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/user. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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