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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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To address custody deaths in Los Angeles County jails, Bornman wants to increase staffing and drug searches and look at contracting with outside hospitals and treatment centers for ill and addicted people in jail.
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Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
29 May 2026
Like many other young jazz artists of the period, however, he was deeply affected, not only by the playing, but by the lifestyles of the older beboppers who were his significant influences, many of whom had become addicted to drugs.
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Don Heckman,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
The goal is to stop creating the next generation of addicted customers.
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Katharine Silbaugh,
STAT,
19 May 2026
According to court documents obtained by PEOPLE, Perry became addicted to ketamine in the weeks prior to his death, injecting the drug sometimes six to eight times a day.
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Christine Pelisek,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
29 May 2026
Like many other young jazz artists of the period, however, he was deeply affected, not only by the playing, but by the lifestyles of the older beboppers who were his significant influences, many of whom had become addicted to drugs.
—
Don Heckman,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
The goal is to stop creating the next generation of addicted customers.
—
Katharine Silbaugh,
STAT,
19 May 2026
According to court documents obtained by PEOPLE, Perry became addicted to ketamine in the weeks prior to his death, injecting the drug sometimes six to eight times a day.
—
Christine Pelisek,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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According to Inside Climate News, the rescue took place on Sunday, June 7, when the male turtle, later named Bowser, had been foul-hooked near his left front flipper by a fisherman casting off the pier.
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Audiences all over the world became hooked on streaming during lockdown and movie theater audiences still haven't recovered.
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McKenna accustomed to the spotlight McKenna is accustomed to the spotlight, splashing on the scene by combining for 79 goals and 244 points in 133 games with Medicine Hat in the WHL.
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Americans are accustomed to showing wide deference to senior military leaders, treating them as dutiful public servants rather than possible enablers of presidential lawlessness.
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This is dependent on the base model specifications absorbing the pressure from the supply chain to maintain an acceptable margin.
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While other platforms looked at diversifying their revenue through subscriptions, Pinterest remains entirely dependent on ad revenue.
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Essentially what’s happened is that all matches have been split into four quarters, something which fans of US sports are very used to.
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Inside the quaint shop, search through shelves of used and new books in every genre.
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“Addicted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/addicted. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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