as in addicting
causing or relating to a physiological need for certain drugs
an addictive painkiller
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Recent Examples of addictive
If Microsoft’s goal is to indeed make its AI addictive, the first people getting hooked are from its own workforce, with the document claiming that more than 1,000 employees, including CEO Satya Nadella, are using the new tool.
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Frank Landymore, Futurism, 3 June 2026
Alcohol is available throughout the day, including several popular Chilean wine options, and the Chilean candies and pastries in glass jars are addictive.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
However, despite popular anecdotal evidence that kratom can ease opioid addiction withdrawal symptoms, there is empirical evidence that kratom itself can become addictive.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026
The state’s complaint also accuses OpenAI of designing the chatbot to be addictive and destructive to children and adults.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 1 June 2026
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Frank Landymore, Futurism, 3 June 2026
Alcohol is available throughout the day, including several popular Chilean wine options, and the Chilean candies and pastries in glass jars are addictive.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
However, despite popular anecdotal evidence that kratom can ease opioid addiction withdrawal symptoms, there is empirical evidence that kratom itself can become addictive.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026
The state’s complaint also accuses OpenAI of designing the chatbot to be addictive and destructive to children and adults.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for addictive
addicting
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Young and Johnson are addicting to watch, crafting a sibling dynamic that feels honest, volatile, loving, and frighteningly fragile all at once.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
13 May 2026
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Earlier this year, a California jury found Meta and YouTube liable for knowingly addicting and harming a young woman in a landmark decision, decades after the platforms launched.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
5 May 2026
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“Addictive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/addictive. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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