as in addicting
causing or relating to a physiological need for certain drugs
an addictive painkiller
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Recent Examples of addictive
This pattern of people losing their cravings across a broad range of addictive substances has no precedent in medicine.
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Ziyad Al-Aly, Fortune, 5 Mar. 2026
What is most striking is that these medications seem to work across all addictive substances.
—Ziyad Al-Aly, STAT, 4 Mar. 2026
The result is a warm, bold, addictive fragrance that drips with sensuality and femininity, down to the curves of its signature gold and glass figure-eight amphora.
—Claire Salinda, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
And, we may have been raised to care for and even be responsible for a sibling but be unable to prevent them from being swallowed up by their addictive or violent behavior.
—Geoffrey Greif, Baltimore Sun, 28 Feb. 2026
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Ziyad Al-Aly, Fortune, 5 Mar. 2026
What is most striking is that these medications seem to work across all addictive substances.
—Ziyad Al-Aly, STAT, 4 Mar. 2026
The result is a warm, bold, addictive fragrance that drips with sensuality and femininity, down to the curves of its signature gold and glass figure-eight amphora.
—Claire Salinda, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
And, we may have been raised to care for and even be responsible for a sibling but be unable to prevent them from being swallowed up by their addictive or violent behavior.
—Geoffrey Greif, Baltimore Sun, 28 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for addictive
addicting
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Adding creamed corn to these drop biscuits turns them into an addicting mash-up of a moist cornbread and a buttery biscuit.—
Hailee Catalano,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Jan. 2026
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From the rise in single-use technology to the reclamation of physical media, individuals are pushing back against the impending dominance of AI technology, purposely addicting social media algorithms and efficiency as a replacement for craft with the analog movement.—
Elizabeth Grace Coyne,
Forbes.com,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Addictive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/addictive. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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