as in dependance
a physiological need for certain drugs
an addiction to heroin
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Recent Examples of addiction
That's the kind of constant engagement that promotes addiction, Levant says.
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Karen Brown, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
Like Winehouse, Young struggles with addiction.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Young has previously spoken about her battle with mental health issues and addiction.
—Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Safdie sympathetically, vividly recounts the pressure to win, the violence in the ring, the addiction that saw Kerr OD twice.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 29 Sep. 2025
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Karen Brown, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
Like Winehouse, Young struggles with addiction.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Young has previously spoken about her battle with mental health issues and addiction.
—Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Safdie sympathetically, vividly recounts the pressure to win, the violence in the ring, the addiction that saw Kerr OD twice.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for addiction
Noun
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But that ease can become dependence or even detachment from reality.—
Sonia Mankame,
Mercury News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Since then, China has invested heavily in research and development and pursued a range of industrial policies aimed at upgrading their technological and production prowess and reducing their dependence on foreign competitors.—
Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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At a moment when traditional publications are scuttling book reviews and the economic barriers to entry for emerging writers are harder and harder to overcome, these habits are more useful than ever.—
Rebecca Ackermann,
The Atlantic,
5 Oct. 2025
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But Patel demurred when CNN asked if the chain is seeing any consumer habits changing because of GLP-1 drugs.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Another red flag could be an advisor who pushes products without a firm understanding of your goals, risk tolerance and timeline.—
Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Kelli Grant, CFP®,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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That’s his tolerance for players who do not contribute without the ball.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Addiction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/addiction. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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