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also junky
1
as in addict
a person who regularly uses drugs especially illegally
heroin junkies wasting their lives
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2
as in fan
a person with a strong and habitual liking for something
a television cartoon junkie
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Recent Examples of junkie
Again, this doesn’t mean that every gamer is on the verge of transforming into a gaming junkie straight out of a bad CSI episode.
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Mark Hill, Discover Magazine, 2 Feb. 2022
And rookie wing Ochai Agbaji is something of a soccer junkie, having played the sport through high school, and being selected by multiple teammates as the best footballer on the team.
—Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Dec. 2022
On our screens, Stewart was a regular guy from New Jersey, as well as a political junkie who couldn’t believe that news professionals were taking politicians and their claims—including those that led to the Iraq War—at face value.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2022
Three days after the play and with plenty of opportunity to watch the film, that still wasn’t good enough for Phillips III, a noted film junkie at the practice facility.
—Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Dec. 2022
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Mark Hill, Discover Magazine, 2 Feb. 2022
And rookie wing Ochai Agbaji is something of a soccer junkie, having played the sport through high school, and being selected by multiple teammates as the best footballer on the team.
—Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Dec. 2022
On our screens, Stewart was a regular guy from New Jersey, as well as a political junkie who couldn’t believe that news professionals were taking politicians and their claims—including those that led to the Iraq War—at face value.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2022
Three days after the play and with plenty of opportunity to watch the film, that still wasn’t good enough for Phillips III, a noted film junkie at the practice facility.
—Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Dec. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for junkie
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Here, he was portrayed as a devoted father, a health-and-fitness addict, a gladiator raging against the ravages of professional athletics.—
Vinson Cunningham,
The New Yorker,
25 Jan. 2025
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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
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For many fans, the idea of Cena's final WrestleMania match being against a newbie like Paul—rather than a more traditional title defense—has sparked significant backlash.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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But to keep the show going, Swept Away would have to make more each week and lure in non-Avett fans, which proved challenging.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
21 Jan. 2025
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In 1996 MicroStrategy brought out its first product allowing users, via the Web or an intranet, to query a database without special desktop software.—
Janet Novack,
Forbes,
30 Jan. 2025
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The TikTok Billboard Top 50 is a weekly ranking of the most popular songs on TikTok in the United States based on creations, video views and user engagement.—
Kevin Rutherford,
Billboard,
30 Jan. 2025
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The Sill delivers indoor and outdoor plants, gardening essentials and accessories to plant enthusiasts in all 48 states.—
Anna Haines,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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After all, few countries do transitional indoor-outdoor living spaces quite like Mexico does, which is why design enthusiasts, digital nomads, and jet-setters head below the border in droves whenever the need for sun and visual inspiration strikes.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
23 Jan. 2025
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She was convicted in the 2001 murder, along with her lover and fellow Sunday school teacher, James Pavatt.—
Christina Coulter,
Fox News,
26 Jan. 2025
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The event brings together hundreds of religious motorcycle lovers, while raising funds to benefit St Luke’s Center, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility operated by Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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Despite Boone’s quick breakthrough, music wasn’t an early passion for the sports fanatic who funneled his energy into the Monroe High School diving team.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA TODAY,
19 Jan. 2025
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Like Biden, Carter left office with one of the lowest public approval ratings in American history, topping off his litany of disasters with the spectacle of 52 American diplomats held hostage for 444 days by Iranian fanatics in our embassy in Teheran.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
31 Dec. 2024
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