as in dependance
a physiological need for certain drugs
an addiction to heroin
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Recent Examples of addiction
The nonprofit’s mission is to lessen the social and economic impact of addiction by funding emerging research and providing post-treatment support to people living with substance use disorders.
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Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
There are many words to describe the addiction nightmare in that part of Boston, and emergency is one of them.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Raised by strangers due to his mother’s drug addiction, Guy has also struggled much of his life with hearing voices.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
Disability trends depend on a lot of factors, such as addiction epidemics.
—Kathryn Anne Edwards, Twin Cities, 27 Oct. 2025
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Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
There are many words to describe the addiction nightmare in that part of Boston, and emergency is one of them.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Raised by strangers due to his mother’s drug addiction, Guy has also struggled much of his life with hearing voices.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
Disability trends depend on a lot of factors, such as addiction epidemics.
—Kathryn Anne Edwards, Twin Cities, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for addiction
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Maintaining positive ties with South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung would continue the lattice-like foreign policy encouraged by Washington, one that favors multilateral cooperation among like-minded nations over bilateral dependence.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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Recently, Carbon Robotics launched its autonomous weeder, which uses AI, robotics, and laser technology to navigate fields, precisely identify, and eliminate weeds, enhancing efficiency and reducing chemical dependence.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Oct. 2025
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Over the years, Chris Jones has made a habit of praising his line coach, Joe Cullen.—
Emily Curiel,
Kansas City Star,
26 Oct. 2025
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Saleh on Lucas Cornerback Chase Lucas has won over Saleh with his play and his study habits.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
26 Oct. 2025
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Succeeding on OnlyFans in 2025 often means having a high tolerance for controversy, negative attention, the willingness to troll, and an ability to flip tsunamis of online haters into fans.—
Taylor Lorenz,
Rolling Stone,
28 Oct. 2025
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Odor and the French Social Imagination is essentially a book about the declining tolerance for strong smells in 18th and 19th-century France.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Addiction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/addiction. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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