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as in hooked
having a compulsive need for a harmful substance or activity
The organization provides resources for drug addicted individuals. Having lost nearly all of his savings, he finally realized he was addicted to gambling.
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as in accustomed
having a great interest or need to do or have something
I'm completely addicted to this new word game.
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Recent Examples of addicted
Being very addicted to the male gaze and being this party queen with two children felt adequate.
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 31 Jan. 2026
Her father became addicted to OxyContin after a back injury, and her cousin died of an overdose.
—Tom W. Johnson, STAT, 26 Jan. 2026
Members have said that the abuse occurred through over-billing, false records, identity theft, and phantom claims in Medicaid social service and health programs for the elderly, disabled, addicted, and homeless.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 20 Jan. 2026
Hyman became addicted to those skates.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 31 Jan. 2026
Her father became addicted to OxyContin after a back injury, and her cousin died of an overdose.
—Tom W. Johnson, STAT, 26 Jan. 2026
Members have said that the abuse occurred through over-billing, false records, identity theft, and phantom claims in Medicaid social service and health programs for the elderly, disabled, addicted, and homeless.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 20 Jan. 2026
Hyman became addicted to those skates.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for addicted
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Both Prinstein and Nagata say that the default privacy setting for minors should be set so that their data is not shared with other companies, and isn't used to personalize content that can keep them hooked to social media for extended periods of time.—
Carmel Wroth,
NPR,
27 Mar. 2026
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Cast your mind back to summer 2019, a pre-Covid era when we were all hooked on Euphoria season one and the high school exploits of protagonist Rue, played by a scruffy Zendaya, all basketball shorts and tangled hair.—
Olivia Allen,
Vogue,
17 Mar. 2026
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The strategy behind the challenge As coaches grow more accustomed to challenges, teams are developing strategies to maximize them.—
Maura Carey,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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People have become accustomed to it on the islands.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Mar. 2026
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South Korea, dependent on energy imports, is restricting the use of cars by public employees and has reinstated fuel price caps that had been dropped in the 1990s.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
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But analysts warn that Iran’s naval threat was never dependent on large ships.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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Recollect Records is that rare place for DJs and record collectors, especially those seeking used soul, funk, hip-hop and jazz vinyl.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
30 Mar. 2026
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Many high-performance electric mountain bikes can cost as much as a used car, and until now, the brands charging that much had little reason to worry.—
Omar Kardoudi
March 30,
New Atlas,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Addicted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/addicted. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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