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as in hooked
having a compulsive need for a harmful substance or activity
The organization provides resources for drug addicted individuals. Having lost nearly all of his savings, he finally realized he was addicted to gambling.
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as in accustomed
having a great interest or need to do or have something
I'm completely addicted to this new word game.
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Recent Examples of addicted
An additional concern about vaping is the emergence of a new generation that has become addicted to nicotine without the use of cigarettes.
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Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
By then, his older sister, Janell Smoot, had become addicted to crack.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
And in a study published in 2025, researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College in Manhattan who followed 10-to-14-year-old social-media users over several years found that kids who were more addicted to social media were at two to three times higher risk of suicidal behavior.
—Charlotte Alter, Time, 20 Aug. 2025
But Wall Street may just be too addicted to the massive customer give-aways.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2025
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Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
By then, his older sister, Janell Smoot, had become addicted to crack.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
And in a study published in 2025, researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College in Manhattan who followed 10-to-14-year-old social-media users over several years found that kids who were more addicted to social media were at two to three times higher risk of suicidal behavior.
—Charlotte Alter, Time, 20 Aug. 2025
But Wall Street may just be too addicted to the massive customer give-aways.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for addicted
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What works so well here is how a cloak of ambiguity is constantly draped over the narrative, pulled off at just the right moment to keep us hooked.—
Vincent Acovino,
NPR,
22 Sep. 2025
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Once you get hooked on diving Portugal’s islands, consider making Madeira and Porto Santo’s great wreck diving your next venture .—
Terry Ward,
AFAR Media,
11 Sep. 2025
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Needless to say, the weather in the southeast of the United States is somewhat different from the rainy, cold temperatures Smith is accustomed to in the Midlands.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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The financial fallout has tended to be much less in the early moments after a shutdown as Wall Street traders are more accustomed to government shutdowns, Stovall said.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Sports betting operators have no influence over nor are any such revenues in any way dependent on or linked to the newsrooms or news coverage.—
Jacob Camenker,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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Fiscal responsibility for quality transportation was complicated and often dependent on public funding.—
Menika Dirkson,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
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Many older Rivian vehicles have depreciated significantly, based on used model pricing.—
Charles Singh,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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Goodall in 1960 discovered that chimps made and used tools — characteristics that were long thought to be exclusive to humans.—
Semafor Events,
semafor.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Addicted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/addicted. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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