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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
AlAnon is a support group for family and friends of alcoholics/addicts.
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Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025
Madeline Kingston, master of misdirection and avenger of addicts, is back in business.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2025
That’s the core difference between gamblers and other addicts.
—Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2025
Romería follows 18-year-old Marina, the daughter of drug addicts who died young of AIDS, who travels to the Atlantic coast of Spain to meet her paternal grandparents for the first time.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2025
This could be a center for the elderly, an association that helps drug addicts, or some other institution with a similar social-support function.
—CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
At night, the entranceway filled with homeless people who came inside to sleep; addicts smoked fentanyl in unoccupied apartments.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
In a City Council meeting last week, Boston Public Health Commissioner Bisola Ojikutu said the city distributes 81,112 on average per month to drug addicts.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Stankovic’s intense drama – based on true events – mixes religion with violence as recovering addicts head to an isolated monastery.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025
Madeline Kingston, master of misdirection and avenger of addicts, is back in business.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2025
That’s the core difference between gamblers and other addicts.
—Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2025
Romería follows 18-year-old Marina, the daughter of drug addicts who died young of AIDS, who travels to the Atlantic coast of Spain to meet her paternal grandparents for the first time.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2025
This could be a center for the elderly, an association that helps drug addicts, or some other institution with a similar social-support function.
—CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
At night, the entranceway filled with homeless people who came inside to sleep; addicts smoked fentanyl in unoccupied apartments.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
In a City Council meeting last week, Boston Public Health Commissioner Bisola Ojikutu said the city distributes 81,112 on average per month to drug addicts.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Stankovic’s intense drama – based on true events – mixes religion with violence as recovering addicts head to an isolated monastery.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for addicts
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To that end, many power companies across the South have programs that allow users to save money by running appliances when electricity usage is typically at its lowest, specifically on evenings, nights, and weekends.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025
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The app allows users to track calories by taking pictures of their food.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
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Wildlife lovers will find the endemic Florida scrub jay in the park year-round.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Oct. 2025
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Season 3 found Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) in a friends-to-lovers arc with neighbor Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan), who’d harbored a crush on him for years.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
13 Oct. 2025
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After taking a break from live performances in 2024, pop star Demi Lovato is ready to give fans a new live show to celebrate her new album.—
Stephen Daw,
Billboard,
13 Oct. 2025
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Posed with a slight smile, the now 8-year-old has shed the long, bouncy curls Drake fans had grown accustomed to.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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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,
13 Oct. 2025
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And as captured by production’s cameras, that’s exactly what happened after Jake was chomped on by one of those very dangerous l’il suckers.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
8 Oct. 2025
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The accessibility of online sportsbooks has capitalized on Gen Z’s love of gambling, with enthusiasts defending the practice as a form of investment.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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When football was introduced in the early 1890s, beer enthusiasts instantly took to the sport and straddled the Mississippi River like a roulette wheel, only with one side wearing red and the other black and gold.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Haunted Trail takes visitors outdoors through a path with dense fog and several haunting installations with zombies, a ghoul bus, a graveyard filled with ghosts, chainsaw maniacs and more.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Oct. 2025
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For fitness fanatics Impress the active one on your list with gifts that go the extra mile.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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The gridded pattern is a natural choice for any bullet journal fanatics, and it’s made up of 100% wool hand-tufted in India.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Addicts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/addicts. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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