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as in user
a person who regularly uses drugs especially illegally
an inspiring story about addicts who seek help and manage to kick their habit
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as in lover
a person with a strong and habitual liking for something
science-fiction addicts who eagerly await each new installment in the series
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Recent Examples of addict
Here, he was portrayed as a devoted father, a health-and-fitness addict, a gladiator raging against the ravages of professional athletics.
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Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2025
Kunis played a young addict that works through her addiction with her mother's help in the movie, which is based on a book titled How's Amanda?
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
For more than 30 years, she was involved with the Tuerk House, the West Baltimore recovery center for alcoholics and addicts.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2025
Canadian cities—once famously safe and orderly—are now crowded with homeless addicts.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 15 Jan. 2025
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Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2025
Kunis played a young addict that works through her addiction with her mother's help in the movie, which is based on a book titled How's Amanda?
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
For more than 30 years, she was involved with the Tuerk House, the West Baltimore recovery center for alcoholics and addicts.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2025
Canadian cities—once famously safe and orderly—are now crowded with homeless addicts.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for addict
Noun
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Affirm’s active consumer base grew 23% year over year to 21 million users.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2025
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Most Reddit users have taken the bride's side in the comments section.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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The film has become an event, a must-see for movie lovers.—
Glenn Whipp,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2025
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Baldoni specifically alleged that Lively used her friendship with Swift to put pressure on him to comply with Lively’s re-write of a crucial scene in the domestic violence drama in which Lively and Baldoni play lovers.—
Martha Ross,
The Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2025
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What prompted the freak-out was Netflix’s warning that growth in the first part of 2022 would be slowing down — way down, as in nearly half of the 2021 Q1 growth.—
Vulture,
Vulture,
28 Jan. 2022
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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
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To all of you football fans making the post-Super Bowl pivot to college hoops, welcome.—
Brendan Marks,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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Speaking about his love for One Direction online opened doors for incredible opportunities like getting the chance to interview them about their film This is Us in 2013 and being a part of 1D Day, the seven-hour-long live broadcast that connected fans with the band.—
Athena Sobhan,
People.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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The writer-director is more than a murder-mystery junkie.—
A.A. Dowd,
Chron,
25 Jan. 2023
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Kingsbury is a football junkie who’s going to walk away with great on-the-job experience and reportedly about $30 million after getting sacked with several years left on his contract.—
Greg Moore,
The Arizona Republic,
10 Jan. 2023
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More great reads Column: Super Bowl sucker no more.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2025
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Another place where suckers may pop up is below the bud union on the tree, where the citrus variety was grafted onto the rootstock.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Feb. 2025
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Built for winter homebodies and self-care fiends, their new aromas include sea breeze, firewood and forest air.—
Nadja Sayej,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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But fashion fiends have been particularly thrilled with Goldberg styling the Oscar nominee in younger labels like newly minted LVMH Prize winner Hodakova, New York darling Colleen Allen, and ultra-cool sunglasses brand Thistles.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
3 Dec. 2024
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Once a resting spot for weary travelers journeying along the Old Buncombe Road—which linked North Carolina to Georgia—Travelers Rest now lives up to its name as a peaceful haven for nature lovers, food enthusiasts, and adventure seekers.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
18 Feb. 2025
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And thanks to its proximity to the more than 800,000 acres of Big Bend National Park, Terlingua is a popular basecamp for outdoor enthusiasts, who flock to the area to raft the Rio Grande, hike challenging desert terrain, and experience some of the darkest skies in the country.—
Amanda Ogle,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Addict.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/addict. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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