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
Revolut is still awaiting approval from regulators to transfer all 11 million of its U.K. users to a new banking entity this summer.
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Ryan Browne, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2025
The protest was organized by the Solar Rights Alliance, a statewide association of solar users.
—Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Ars Video For many streamers, however, ads and a better user experience are contradictory.
—ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2025
Typically when a Netflix user is done watching an episode, they are done with the show.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
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Ryan Browne, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2025
The protest was organized by the Solar Rights Alliance, a statewide association of solar users.
—Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Ars Video For many streamers, however, ads and a better user experience are contradictory.
—ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2025
Typically when a Netflix user is done watching an episode, they are done with the show.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for user
Recent Examples of Synonyms for user
Noun
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Their mother was present on the set of each of their projects until the 2021 TV series Time — in which Ramsey played an inmate drug addict.—
Makena Gera,
People.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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At least part of this antagonism is due to a psychology of conflation, by which a typical homeowner reflexively associates the notion of any homeless neighbor with the most dangerous depictions of the unsheltered: the addict desperate for a fix, the lunatic raging at unseen demons.—
Jeff Hobbs,
Time,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Any time America reports its economy is strong, Wall Street has a freak-out.—
Christine Romans,
CNN,
6 Jan. 2023
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The latest episode of the Fox first responder series saw a freak storm system wreak havoc at a carnival, particularly for a newly single dad, Trevor (Lucifer's D.B. Woodside), who had to be rescued by the 126 twice in one day.—
Patrick Gomez,
EW.com,
25 Jan. 2023
Noun
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Delimitros said one of the truck’s side view mirrors struck her in the head, causing minor injuries.—
David Hernandez,
sandiegouniontribune.com,
19 July 2017
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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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“User.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/user. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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