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causing or relating to a physiological need for certain drugs
cocaine is highly addicting
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And this strange yet addicting ridiculousness of the plot is not lost on Hainline.
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Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2024
And that in itself can become addicting for those who thrive on taking risks, Saltz said.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
Pulling off a difficult maneuver well is such an addicting feeling.
—Alex Badia, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
But its most enduring focus was using the 18th century medical model of intoxication as a disease to convince Americans that alcohol was an addicting poison, not an innocuous part of everyday life.
—Elizabeth Marshall / Made By History, TIME, 23 Oct. 2024
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Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2024
And that in itself can become addicting for those who thrive on taking risks, Saltz said.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
Pulling off a difficult maneuver well is such an addicting feeling.
—Alex Badia, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
But its most enduring focus was using the 18th century medical model of intoxication as a disease to convince Americans that alcohol was an addicting poison, not an innocuous part of everyday life.
—Elizabeth Marshall / Made By History, TIME, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Addicting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/addicting. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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