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
First, Microsoft is changing the way the Taskbar works on secondary monitors, allowing users to click it to see the calendar and Notification Center on all monitors, not just the primary display.
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Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2025
Newsweek reports that the test asks users to recite two short sentences that use every letter of the alphabet at least once.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 29 July 2025
The reconfiguration is meant to calm traffic and make travel safer for road users.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 29 July 2025
An initial prompt might classify a user's request or event, with the output generating a more specialized sub-prompt.
—Pradeep Kumar Muthukamatchi, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
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Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2025
Newsweek reports that the test asks users to recite two short sentences that use every letter of the alphabet at least once.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 29 July 2025
The reconfiguration is meant to calm traffic and make travel safer for road users.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 29 July 2025
An initial prompt might classify a user's request or event, with the output generating a more specialized sub-prompt.
—Pradeep Kumar Muthukamatchi, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for user
Recent Examples of Synonyms for user
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Protecting his sobriety is why tight end Darren Waller, a recovering drug addict and alcoholic — who has faced multiple suspensions throughout his eight-year NFL career — abruptly retired from the game last season.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
22 July 2025
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Despite tent encampment sweeps, addicts are back, as are the drug traffickers plying their trade.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
22 July 2025
Noun
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Here is the essential guide to making your house clean enough to satisfy your most critical inner neat freak and launch you into summer with a house that actually shines.—
Rachel Silva,
ELLE Decor,
24 Jan. 2023
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The menu offers appetizers like hummus, 12-inch pizzas, like the meat freak, made with red sauce, mozzarella, sausage, bacon, pepperoni, grilled chicken and oregano flakes.—
Bahar Anooshahr,
The Arizona Republic,
14 Jan. 2023
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Cal Fire representatives said the current parking mess has already impacted them because the driveway to their station enters the highway not far from the trail head.—
J. Harry Jones,
Ramona Sentinel,
19 July 2017
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Now, Maineri heads into year 12 with 18 pitchers on his roster, hoping that rising junior Caleb Gilbert and sophomore-to-be Zach Hess will emerge at the top of the pitching rotation.—
John Roach,
NOLA.com,
19 July 2017
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“User.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/user. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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