freaks

plural of freak
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as in addicts
slang a person who regularly uses drugs especially illegally he knew that he'd never get his life in order if he continued to hang out with the crystal meth freaks

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Recent Examples of freaks Expect a delightful collision of NYC’s film freaks and fashionistas to descend on the movie house next week. Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 23 Sep. 2025 Alas, Taylor overhears and freaks out because Steven hasn't mentioned it. Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025 His newest flex is selling fitness freaks ‘healthy’ versions of cinnamon rolls, donuts and chips—and now brings in $180 million in revenue. Simone Melvin, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025 Continue reading … LIB-BRAWL – Former Obama official freaks out at Democrat over her record amid housing crisis debate. FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2025 Carolyn thought that freaks and geeks would be more appreciated and understood by fellow players after the triumph of another goofy fan favorite on Survivor 42. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 18 Aug. 2025 But Weapons is far more consistently weird than scary, which might leave some genre freaks feeling unsatisfied. David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025 Within the very haunted walls of Nevermore Academy, the sophisticated school for freaks is overflowing with undiscovered lore, secret society affairs, and a murderous mystery. Malik Peay, Essence, 5 Aug. 2025
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Noun
  • Machine learning helps detect anomalies at scale, while automation reduces analysts’ workload by triaging alerts and speeding up responses, Achanta told ISACA.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Among the tasks included in that program are real-time monitoring for high-risk spending activity and better tracking of spending anomalies by students or vendors, according to Smith.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In her novel, Henry chronicles a slow-burn, friends-to-lovers romance with lots of fun travels.
    Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Miami Takes the Top Spot Miami, Florida, ranked as the number one city for food lovers, excelling in both affordability and food diversity.
    Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Rather than spending millions in a relentless quest to solve the problems wrought by Coors Field, the Rockies appear to have capitulated to its whims.
    Andy McCullough, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • One Battle also exemplifies where Hall’s career has taken her, which is to say across genres, moods, and Hollywood whims.
    Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • One of the measure’s thoughtful features was its emphasis on providing access to treatment for long-term drug addicts.
    U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 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
Noun
  • Train yourself to look for growth that should be removed, such as tomato suckers and low-growing tomato branches, excess dahlia foliage, and tangled thyme.
    Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The little suckers will ingest this and die.
    Steve Bender, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Despite some promising high-concept notions such as an intergalactic federation, mystic beings, parasitic species, a sentient interstellar craft, and Slipstream FTL quantum mechanics, seemingly inevitable creative differences arose as the show progressed.
    Jeff Spry, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The department’s content warnings include mild romantic situations and notions of matchmaking, gentle social satire, occasional passive-aggressive dialogue and very mild suggestive themes (but nothing explicit).
    Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The group also slammed how authorities arrested some social media users and activists for purportedly inciting violence.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The iPhone lets users record and transcribe calls with just the tap of a button, as do other apps.
    Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • And that opponent — and its fans — always seemingly treat it like a playoff game.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
  • In the skit, a camera catches fans at a game dancing and cuts to the two who dump their popcorns, do the robot and then turn back-to-back and pose.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025

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