as in dependence
a physiological need for certain drugs
an addiction to heroin
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Recent Examples of addiction
Still, Schettenhelm acknowledged that the longer these cases drag out, the more these companies will see headlines linking them to addiction and child safety failures.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
Meta and YouTube were negligent in the design or operation of their social media platforms, a Los Angeles County Superior Court jury found — a bellwether verdict in the first lawsuit to take the tech giants to trial for social media addiction.
—Rufina Chow, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2026
Several festival attendees explained their stationery addictions, fueled by Instagram and TikTok, as a way of supporting small businesses.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
The Thursday hearing came one day after a jury in California found YouTube and Meta to both be negligent in a social media addiction case.
—Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
Meta and YouTube were negligent in the design or operation of their social media platforms, a Los Angeles County Superior Court jury found — a bellwether verdict in the first lawsuit to take the tech giants to trial for social media addiction.
—Rufina Chow, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2026
Several festival attendees explained their stationery addictions, fueled by Instagram and TikTok, as a way of supporting small businesses.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
The Thursday hearing came one day after a jury in California found YouTube and Meta to both be negligent in a social media addiction case.
—Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for addiction
dependence
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Solar panels generate clean energy that powers the hotel, reducing Nhow’s dependence on the grid.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Mar. 2026
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Solar, wind, nuclear, and geothermal power are expanding rapidly, reducing dependence on any single fuel or region.—
Derek Chollet,
semafor.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Addiction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/addiction. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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