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as in addiction
a physiological need for certain drugs
that dude had a jones for heroin like you wouldn't believe
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as in craving
a strong wish for something
I have a real jones for a milk shake
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Recent Examples of jones
Six-figure workers reeling in half a million-dollar salaries are struggling to keep up with the joneses.
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
But starting with one of her first mentors — Willie Nelson — she’s also had a strong jones for the Nashville sound: She’s duetted with Nelson and Kris Kristofferson and played at Farm Aid.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2025
The beltway media world has always had a sort of jones for celebrities, and celebrities have often loved them right back, a mutual appreciation society that reached its apogee during the correspondents’ dinners of the Obama years.
—New York Times, 1 May 2022
Kesha is indulging her jones for all things paranormal and unexplained in the upcoming discovery+ series Conjuring Kesha.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2021
That Jason Momoa has a jones for jeans should come as a surprise to absolutely no one.
—Adam Tschorn, latimes.com, 5 June 2019
Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
But starting with one of her first mentors — Willie Nelson — she’s also had a strong jones for the Nashville sound: She’s duetted with Nelson and Kris Kristofferson and played at Farm Aid.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2025
The beltway media world has always had a sort of jones for celebrities, and celebrities have often loved them right back, a mutual appreciation society that reached its apogee during the correspondents’ dinners of the Obama years.
—New York Times, 1 May 2022
Kesha is indulging her jones for all things paranormal and unexplained in the upcoming discovery+ series Conjuring Kesha.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2021
That Jason Momoa has a jones for jeans should come as a surprise to absolutely no one.
—Adam Tschorn, latimes.com, 5 June 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jones
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Meta suggested that Kaley’s mental-health struggles were attributable not to social-media addiction but, rather, to her mother’s emotional and physical abuse and neglect, and that Kaley’s social-media use was not the source of her troubles but a way to cope with them.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2026
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Liz Stearman, director of behavioral health for Humana, and other Medicaid experts repeatedly warned Kentucky officials that the state’s high spending on lower-level peer support and psychoeducation without the attendant clinical services wasn’t helping people seeking addiction treatment.—
Alex Acquisto,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2026
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The market can accommodate pretty much any Italian food craving, offering everything from antipasto to Zeppole di San Giuseppe (a seasonal specialty dessert).—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Apr. 2026
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As with any addiction, people who stop smoking might experience cravings and withdrawals.—
Bautista Vivanco,
Boston Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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Hungary has used its own exemption from the EU sanctions to deepen its dependence on Russian fossil fuels.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2026
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For now, China is more insulated from the disruption in the Strait of Hormuz than other countries after diversifying its energy sources and reducing dependence on fossil fuels.—
Didi Tang,
Fortune,
4 Apr. 2026
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After all, nothing puts a damper on a picnic faster than warm drinks — especially as temperatures rise and guests crave cold, refreshing beverages to quench their thirst.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
7 Apr. 2026
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When the mood strikes for a hair refresh, even brunettes have a sudden thirst for bursts of lightened hair.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
4 Apr. 2026
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Her square to picky Venus, though, could pit self-care desires against home chores.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Apr. 2026
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Trump has expressed a desire to push more responsibility for disasters down to states.—
Gabriela Aoun Angueira,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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The astronauts’ expressions of admiration and longing for Earth echo a long history of space explorers gaining new appreciation for their home planet.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2026
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Set in Manipur, the film follows a young boy seeking to bring his absent father home, threading themes of longing, identity and fractured family life through the landscape of a border town.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2026
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Ignoring urges and doing the maneuver at other times means more straining, which can be painful, time-consuming and consequential in terms of hemorrhoids and damage to the muscles involved in pooping.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2026
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And each movement aroused an urge to move in the woman lying above, as if an avalanche of imperceptible but palpable vibrations had been triggered.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Apr. 2026
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The Muffuletta at Central Grocery When hunger hits, head to Central Grocery, the birthplace of the muffuletta sandwich and a NOLA original since 1906.—
Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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From that point in the novel to its wrenching end, June searches for her baby with the passionate abandon of a first-time mother and the aching hunger of every mother separated from her child.—
Meredith Maran,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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