as in addictive
causing or relating to a physiological need for certain drugs cocaine is highly addicting

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Recent Examples of addicting TikTok is not so unique, or so uniquely potent; an Americanized TikTok will still be just as addicting and just as manipulative in service to its new corporate stakeholders. Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2025 Minimalist artists Sol LeWitt, Frank Stella and Donald Judd seemed to know this, captivating us with the addicting lucidity of their stark lines, colors and shapes. Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2025 Featuring addicting notes of bergamot, lychee, Turkish rose, lily of the valley and peony, this ensemble is complemented by the creamy and powdery finish of vanilla, musk and cashmere. Denise Primbet, Glamour, 5 Mar. 2025 But these are the twists that make The Traitors so addicting. Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for addicting
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  • Stop Chasing Vanity Metrics, And Start Building Real ROI Metrics can be addictive.
    Chris Suchánek, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
  • For many enthusiasts, these innovations make the game more appealing and even addictive, enabling duffers on public courses to command drives and putts that golfers floundering on the sandy Scottish links more than 600 years ago could never imagine.
    Miles Corwin, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2025

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“Addicting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/addicting. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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