as in user
a person who regularly uses drugs especially illegally
a comedy about aging stoners who are still trying to get their act together
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Recent Examples of stoner
That’s not because our tolerance for stoner comedies, or even dramas, has gone up.
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Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
20 Apr. 2026
Kesselman hopes Gen Z will gravitate to High Times like previous generations of stoners did.
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Steve Bloom,
Rolling Stone,
20 Apr. 2026
That point includes other comparable comedies with either stoner, buddy or coming-of-age ingredients.
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Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Apr. 2026
Margot’s stoner co-worker Gabby (Charli XCX, in a brief but memorable cameo) thinks her job is a laugh.
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Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
20 Apr. 2026
Kesselman hopes Gen Z will gravitate to High Times like previous generations of stoners did.
—
Steve Bloom,
Rolling Stone,
20 Apr. 2026
That point includes other comparable comedies with either stoner, buddy or coming-of-age ingredients.
—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Apr. 2026
Margot’s stoner co-worker Gabby (Charli XCX, in a brief but memorable cameo) thinks her job is a laugh.
—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stoner
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Prediction markets, which allows users to speculate on various real-world events such as sports and even political outcomes, have been rising in popularity among investors.
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In a demonstration ahead of the product’s launch, NewsGuard COO Matt Skibinski showed how the chatbot debunked a piece of medical misinformation and guided the user to primary sources.
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One parent died young and another was an addict.
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Gorsuch said the opinion was narrow and did not disturb other provisions of the law, which includes a ban on guns for drug addicts, ban on guns for people presently intoxicated and prohibition of firearms for those deemed a danger to themselves or others.
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“Stoner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stoner. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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