as in addict
a person who regularly uses drugs especially illegally
threw his roommate out when he discovered that the guy was a dopehead
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Noun
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There’s a fear among Proposition 36 supporters that if treatment isn’t offered to qualifying addicts, courts won’t allow jail sentencing.—
George Skelton,
Mercury News,
3 June 2025 -
Though police believe Ethan needs to be with Nicky in this moment, Chloe views her sister as an addict who is only aggravating the situation.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
29 May 2025
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Some users are seeing their purchases get canceled without reason.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
30 May 2025
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Heavy users of the snooze button (those relying on the snooze button on more than 80 percent of mornings studied) spent on average 20 minutes in between snooze alarms and had more erratic sleep schedules than other categories of users.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Any time America reports its economy is strong, Wall Street has a freak-out.—
Christine Romans,
CNN,
6 Jan. 2023
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The latest episode of the Fox first responder series saw a freak storm system wreak havoc at a carnival, particularly for a newly single dad, Trevor (Lucifer's D.B. Woodside), who had to be rescued by the 126 twice in one day.—
Patrick Gomez,
EW.com,
25 Jan. 2023
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Of the three leads, Rahim is the most unrecognizable, having gone full Jared Leto-in-Dallas Buyers Club to portray a druggie at the very end of his tether.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
19 May 2025
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The hidden joke of their routines — what even a lot of the long-haired druggie types in the audience didn’t quite get — is that the counterculture was over.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2025
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Now, Maineri heads into year 12 with 18 pitchers on his roster, hoping that rising junior Caleb Gilbert and sophomore-to-be Zach Hess will emerge at the top of the pitching rotation.—
John Roach,
NOLA.com,
19 July 2017
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Cal Fire representatives said the current parking mess has already impacted them because the driveway to their station enters the highway not far from the trail head.—
J. Harry Jones,
Ramona Sentinel,
19 July 2017
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“Dopehead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dopehead. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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