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as in dependent
having a compulsive need for a harmful substance or activity
The group's mission is to help those who become hooked on opioids.
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as in used
having a great interest or need to do or have something
The couple got immediately hooked on the new show, and it became must-watch television for them.
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as in arched
to cause to turn away from a straight line
the pitcher hooked the ball, and the batter missed
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as in connected
to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole
hooked up three short chains together to make a longer necklace
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as in stole
to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep
the monkey hooked four bananas from the basket and scampered away to enjoy them
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as in grabbed
to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly
I hooked the biggest fish of the day, and then released it
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as in curved
to turn away from a straight line or course
hang the bird feeder on a branch that hooks upward
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Recent Examples of hooked
Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Two steel cables stay hooked at the top of the boat and to both sides of the Rio Grande.
—John Burnett, NPR, 23 Jan. 2025
Michael Saponara, Billboard, 25 Feb. 2025
In the video captured by guest Lisa Fernandez Miller, the groom could be seen on another man’s shoulders with his feet hooked under the bride’s arms.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 21 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
Why Throw Away America’s Economic Recovery? Americans have the right to choose the cheapest energy technologies like solar energy and EVs instead of being forced to stay hooked on expensive and outdated forms of energy.
—Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Two steel cables stay hooked at the top of the boat and to both sides of the Rio Grande.
—John Burnett, NPR, 23 Jan. 2025
Verb
Drake beat a fan in a game of rock-paper-scissors earlier this month during a show and still hooked him up with $20,000 in defeat.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 25 Feb. 2025
In the video captured by guest Lisa Fernandez Miller, the groom could be seen on another man’s shoulders with his feet hooked under the bride’s arms.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hooked
Adjective
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However, the Kremlin rejected a U.S. proposal — to which Ukraine agreed last month — for a full 30-day ceasefire, and made its consent to a partial truce in the Black Sea dependent on sanctions relief.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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The launch date is dependent on spacecraft traffic to the ISS and in-orbit activity planning and constraints that have to be coordinated with NASA.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Cousins and Turrentine were business partners who bought and sold used cars.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Apr. 2025
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For the used vehicle market, supply stands at 39 days.—
Sara Salinas,
CNBC,
16 Apr. 2025
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As a Mexican and Jewish American woman from West Rogers Park, I am deeply connected to and proud of my roots.—
Jennifer Guzman,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Jan. 2025
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The transmitter, along with two firearms connected to Jabbar, was being transported to the FBI Laboratory for additional testing, authorities said.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
4 Jan. 2025
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The attacker then grabbed around $10 out of the victim’s pockets before fleeing on foot.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2025
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The man allegedly grabbed the woman from behind and held a knife to her side before assaulting her on the sidewalk, police said, ABC News reports.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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In a culture drunk on likability and addicted to mass approval, Kilmer was something else entirely — unpredictable, uncompromising, unforgettable.—
Jeetendr Sehdev,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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According to court documents, an eyewitness told investigators that Ahmed had recently become addicted to crack cocaine and that Carter had allegedly sold her drugs in the past.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Having become accustomed to community support, asking for aid with a new baby didn’t scare me.—
Jessica Slice,
The Atlantic,
14 Apr. 2025
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While many in Gaza had begun to become accustomed to some level of normalcy during the six-week ceasefire from Jan. 19 to March 18, that reality has quickly been replaced by the resumption of nightly bombings and the lack of humanitarian aid entering the strip for more than five weeks.—
Kerem Inal,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2025
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The old woman, though, stares at the screen, the shadow of a smile curled into her lips and a frown barely creasing her forehead.—
Matthew Bremner,
Rolling Stone,
5 Jan. 2025
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The ball curled through the proverbial eye of a needle, between Diogo Jota and Darwin Nunez, and behind Alexis Mac Allister, who was forced to spin on his heels.—
Laurie Whitwell,
The Athletic,
5 Jan. 2025
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The watches were swiped from Reeves’ Hollywood Hills home in December 2023, according to police.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
30 Dec. 2024
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Where there once were homes and gardens was now a wide furrow of dirt, as if a giant had swiped his foot across it.—
Eduardo Medina,
New York Times,
29 Dec. 2024
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“Hooked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hooked. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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