fiend

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as in addict
a person who regularly uses drugs especially illegally the miserable, wasted lives of narcotic fiends

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as in devil
the supreme personification of evil often represented as the ruler of hell he swore that not even the fiend could tempt him to eat that dessert

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Recent Examples of fiend Daring seafood fiends who aren’t afraid to go raw, suck on shells and lick their fingers might want to take a deep-dive into the Korean delicacy of gejang – ultra-fresh crabs split in half and then dunked in a soy sauce and chile bath. Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2025 Among the hardest hit are fitness fiends used to getting their protein from eggs, some of whom plow through half a dozen a day to hit their workout goals. The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025 Flavors include options like Chunky Almond, Cashew, and Coconut Nut Butter, Cinnamon Snickerdoodle, and Oregon Hazelnut Butter—but as a cardamom fiend, the Coconut Cardamom with Chia Seed Almond and Cashew Butter has my heart. Alaina Chou, Bon Appétit, 13 Feb. 2025 The best way to bond with a running fiend is to ask their advice about something — favorite preworkout, or warmup or cooldown routines, the best place to get fitted for running shoes. Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 12 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fiend
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiend
Noun
  • The Grizzlies were a gritty team by nature, and Brooks was indeed a villain.
    Kelly Iko, New York Times, 1 May 2025
  • With its ability to grow through asphalt and structural material, survive up to 20 years in total darkness and uproot the foundation of homes, Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica) could be the villain in a horror movie.
    Martha Proctor, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
Noun
  • Miku Martineau stars in the series as Yumeko, a transfer student to an elite global boarding school and a compulsive gambling addict with a mysterious past.
    Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Smith said he was raised by his mom, a drug addict who abused him; his dad was in prison.
    Air Mail, Air Mail, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Other phantoms visit, including Darin’s early girlfriend Connie Francis (Gracie Lawrence), but all lovers fade in the face of larger losses.
    Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 2 May 2025
  • The attire will be a return to form for Combs, a fashion lover who partly rose to superstardom with the success of his Sean John clothing brand.
    Jay Stahl, USA Today, 2 May 2025
Noun
  • Between cases, Harvey confronted his demons and by the series’ 2019 finale was a married man headed to Seattle to reunite with his sidekick to do some legal good for the little guys.
    Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
  • This could be the first step in Hellebuyck erasing demons from playoffs past.
    Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Precious few bands can fill a stadium 52 years into their career — let alone play to an audience heavily populated by parents and their children, both generations sporting red devil horn headbands and cheering for 77-year-old singer Brian Johnson and white-haired guitar icon Angus Young, 70.
    Katherine Turman, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2025
  • Fire crackling in Burt’s (Christopher Walken) dining room, framing his face like a devil.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Remediation began in 2019; however, further work is at risk with the Trump administration’s near elimination of USAID, leaving it unclear if there will be any American experts in Vietnam in charge of administering this complex project.
    Pamela McElwee, The Conversation, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Becker, the prosecutor, told the jury they are expected to hear testimony from an expert from the Taser and body-camera maker Axon Enterprise during the trial.
    Deena Zaru, ABC News, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • By the end of the episode, the audience is eager to meet the antihero, the brute, that everyone is talking about.
    Maelle Beauget-Uhl, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Slinging a sports coat over his pajamas, Long pulls up to a curb and finds Tay (Dustin Nguyen), the Vietnamese speaker, plus two silent brutes, Eddie (Phi Vu) and Aden (Dali Benssalah), who muscle into his car and take over everything: the seating arrangements, the air freshener and their driver.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2025
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  • Open for just 24 hours, starting April 24, the project is meant to humanize the harms of social media use among young children and call for governments and private companies to act urgently to protect online spaces for young users.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Ars Video For many streamers, however, ads and a better user experience are contradictory.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2025

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“Fiend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiend. Accessed 6 May. 2025.

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