jonesing

Definition of jonesingnext
slang

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for jonesing
Adjective
  • To address custody deaths in Los Angeles County jails, Bornman wants to increase staffing and drug searches and look at contracting with outside hospitals and treatment centers for ill and addicted people in jail.
    Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 29 May 2026
  • Like many other young jazz artists of the period, however, he was deeply affected, not only by the playing, but by the lifestyles of the older beboppers who were his significant influences, many of whom had become addicted to drugs.
    Don Heckman, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
Adjective
  • His approach to slide tackles appears to have been refined through working alongside the Brazilian, with Mainoo developing a distinctive hooked technique with his right leg.
    Carl Anka, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2026
  • They’re hooked and craving more.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Jonesing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jonesing. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.

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