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 The phones can be so addicting not just for our kids, but for us too. Nbc News, NBC news, 25 May 2025 Penn Badgley's Joe Goldberg will no longer haunt our TV screens with his salacious — yet addicting — crimes as his reign as everyone's favorite serial killer (ew?) is officially coming to an end in season 5. Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025 This show is like Grey’s Anatomy meets Bravo’s Below Deck: ridiculous, dramatic, and totally addicting. Annabel Gutterman, Time, 11 Apr. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for addicting
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addictive
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  • Encased in a glossy synth-pop tune, producers Max Martin and Shellback lace the lyrics with a melody as addictive as a narcotic, hooking listeners from the start.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • At first, the state regulators tried various strategies to educate customers about the addictive nature of gambling, as well as the financial risks.
    Karen Brown, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025

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“Addicting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/addicting. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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