as in addicts
a person who regularly uses drugs especially illegally
an old college classmate who became a druggie and ended up on skid row
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Recent Examples of druggies
Seth Rogen and [costar] Ike Barinholtz, ‘You guys are huge druggies!
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Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2025
Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for druggies
Noun
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His podcast blitz this year underscored that effort, seemingly strategically designed to appeal to the entertainment addicts who watch Chicken Shop Date, the women who watch IMO and the increasingly broad appeal of New Heights, which has been booking A-lister after A-lister this year.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Mar. 2026
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AlAnon is a support group for family and friends of alcoholics/addicts.—
Ramona Sentinel,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The exercise led, among other things, to the creation of an agent on Upwork’s platform, called Uma, which assists users with tasks from writing job descriptions to conducting interviews.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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Easing installation hurdles While OpenClaw has surged in popularity recently, experts have previously pointed out limitations to the AI agent's mass adoption, including a complex installation process that's challenging for nontechnical users.—
Evelyn Cheng,Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Druggies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/druggies. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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