as in addicting
causing or relating to a physiological need for certain drugs
an addictive painkiller
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Recent Examples of addictive
Another concern is nitazenes, a drug created in the 1950s but never approved by the FDA because of its addictive and deadly nature.
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Marvin Hurst,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
Not surprisingly, some of the most addictive foods named in the study were grocery store junk foods — ultraprocessed cookies, cakes, doughnuts, muffins, pies, pizza, chips, candy and other snack foods.
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Sandee Lamotte,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
The short-form content, engineered for a vertical phone screen, has drawn comparisons to a new addictive form of soap opera.
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Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
Dirty Rice is a creamy, starchy, sweet skin scent with some oomph from vetiver and animalic musk to add a sensual, addictive element to the mixture.
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Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
17 June 2026
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Marvin Hurst,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
Not surprisingly, some of the most addictive foods named in the study were grocery store junk foods — ultraprocessed cookies, cakes, doughnuts, muffins, pies, pizza, chips, candy and other snack foods.
—
Sandee Lamotte,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
The short-form content, engineered for a vertical phone screen, has drawn comparisons to a new addictive form of soap opera.
—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
Dirty Rice is a creamy, starchy, sweet skin scent with some oomph from vetiver and animalic musk to add a sensual, addictive element to the mixture.
—
Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
17 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for addictive
addicting
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Young and Johnson are addicting to watch, crafting a sibling dynamic that feels honest, volatile, loving, and frighteningly fragile all at once.
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Earlier this year, a California jury found Meta and YouTube liable for knowingly addicting and harming a young woman in a landmark decision, decades after the platforms launched.
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“Addictive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/addictive. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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