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as in users
a person who regularly uses drugs especially illegally
an inspiring story about addicts who seek help and manage to kick their habit
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as in lovers
a person with a strong and habitual liking for something
science-fiction addicts who eagerly await each new installment in the series
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Recent Examples of addicts
Beyond that, unlike drug or alcohol abusers, gambling addicts can’t entirely remove money or phones from their lives.
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Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 1 Feb. 2026
The musician, who also has a substance abuse disorder, enters a rehab shelter treating deaf recovering addicts.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
For a time, no one in the world was believed to have treated more gambling addicts than him.
—Jasper Craven, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
The self-torturing helices of thought twisting inside the young minds on the courts are no less fraught than the recursive neuroses tormenting the addicts down the hill.
—Hermione Hoby, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Some of them are addicts, some sell themselves for money, others are simply homeless.
—Blake Simons, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2026
While Hollywood remains disproportionately invested in depicting glamorous coastal lifestyles, Meeks focuses on what’s going on with the other 70% of the country, paying particular attention to a handful of recovering drug addicts.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 25 Jan. 2026
AlAnon is a support group for family and friends of alcoholics/addicts.
—Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
As a result, people have to pay the fare and far fewer people who are addicts or mentally ill enter the system.
—Bradley Tusk, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2026
Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 1 Feb. 2026
The musician, who also has a substance abuse disorder, enters a rehab shelter treating deaf recovering addicts.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
For a time, no one in the world was believed to have treated more gambling addicts than him.
—Jasper Craven, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
The self-torturing helices of thought twisting inside the young minds on the courts are no less fraught than the recursive neuroses tormenting the addicts down the hill.
—Hermione Hoby, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Some of them are addicts, some sell themselves for money, others are simply homeless.
—Blake Simons, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2026
While Hollywood remains disproportionately invested in depicting glamorous coastal lifestyles, Meeks focuses on what’s going on with the other 70% of the country, paying particular attention to a handful of recovering drug addicts.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 25 Jan. 2026
AlAnon is a support group for family and friends of alcoholics/addicts.
—Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
As a result, people have to pay the fare and far fewer people who are addicts or mentally ill enter the system.
—Bradley Tusk, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for addicts
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The popularity of cannabis continues to rise in 2026, with statistics showing that around 15% of Americans are current users, and more than 22% have used it sometime in the past year.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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And the Iranian government is cracking down on satellite internet users and arresting those smuggling the terminals.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Spliced between an intense single day in the present investigation and the twisted trajectory of the young lovers’ affair in the past, the series is both a unique crime story and a riveting, sexy, psychological thriller.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
1 Feb. 2026
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The show centers on the relationship between Russian Ilya Rozanov, played by Connor Storrie, and Canadian Shane Hollander, played by Hudson Williams, who are rivals on the ice but lovers off of it.—
Henry Austin,
NBC news,
1 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Many fans have no opinion at all.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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Some fans weren't too pleased with Noah's jokes and pleaded with the Grammys to re-evaluate hosting responsibilities.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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For a coach who thinks running the ball is for squares and suckers, that’s not exactly adapting one’s philosophy to fit your personnel.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
27 Jan. 2026
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Remove any shoots and suckers that appear on the trunk or near the roots, and get rid of crossing or dead branches.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
22 Jan. 2026
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Then, beer enthusiasts began producing beer at home.—
Bahar Anooshahr,
AZCentral.com,
1 Feb. 2026
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Each February, the town of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, is flooded with weather enthusiasts eager to see his prediction for the weeks ahead.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Addicts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/addicts. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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