1
as in addicts
a person who regularly uses drugs especially illegally
heroin junkies wasting their lives
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2
as in lovers
a person with a strong and habitual liking for something
a television cartoon junkie
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Recent Examples of junkies
Are there now enough political junkies who want the pure uncut stuff?
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Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Fun for the family, and the many passengers joining the charitable weekend, rather than adrenaline junkies raring to find the danger zone.
—Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 1 May 2026
Are prediction markets safe places for news junkies to bet on events - or dens of insider trading?
—CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
Are prediction markets safe places for news junkies to bet on events — or dens of insider trading?
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
It’s been a relatively sleepy race for all but the most avid political junkies.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
While the program has produced lighter moments for political junkies, such as the Allison-Singleton banter, clips of occasional spats between panelists have made the show a messy must-watch for virtual viewers who casually tune in to the tussles on social media.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026
TikTok obsessives, wellness-culture adherents, and misinformation junkies all end up in need of care.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026
Delaney and Davis exchanged texts that night, two basketball junkies at the top of their respective mountains.
—Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Fun for the family, and the many passengers joining the charitable weekend, rather than adrenaline junkies raring to find the danger zone.
—Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 1 May 2026
Are prediction markets safe places for news junkies to bet on events - or dens of insider trading?
—CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
Are prediction markets safe places for news junkies to bet on events — or dens of insider trading?
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
It’s been a relatively sleepy race for all but the most avid political junkies.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
While the program has produced lighter moments for political junkies, such as the Allison-Singleton banter, clips of occasional spats between panelists have made the show a messy must-watch for virtual viewers who casually tune in to the tussles on social media.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026
TikTok obsessives, wellness-culture adherents, and misinformation junkies all end up in need of care.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026
Delaney and Davis exchanged texts that night, two basketball junkies at the top of their respective mountains.
—Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for junkies
Noun
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Who told the world about Wendy's meth addicts absolutely KILLING a multi-billion-dollar fast-food giant YEARS ago?—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2026
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AlAnon is a support group for family and friends of alcoholics/addicts.—
Ramona Sentinel,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
Noun
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The mountain still erupts with theatrical force, and wines from the surrounding Etna DOC (a region often predicted to become Sicily’s second DOCG, the highest classification) attract wine lovers with their vibrant acidity and mineral edge.—
Layne Randolph,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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The restaurant doesn’t let meat lovers suffer, offering a 24-ounce Tomahawk and a flaming filet flaming courtesy of tequila.—
Connie Ogle
May 31,
Miami Herald,
31 May 2026
Noun
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If a court found that Twitter’s privacy policy adequately informed users that their contact info might be used for ad targeting, then the FTC should not be able to continue punishing X for that behavior, Musk argued.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
4 June 2026
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At launch, Netflix says the game will take over every subscriber’s home screen — giving it the widest possible marketing campaign — and users will instantly be able to play after scanning the QR code with their phone.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
4 June 2026
Noun
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The most minimal type of pruning, selective pruning refers to removing dead, diseased, or broken branches and suckers coming up from the roots to improve the structure of the plant.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
28 May 2026
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Details such as the relatively few suckers on its arms, its smooth skin, beak features and the coloring around its organs and parts of the mantle indicated a new species, now called Microeledone galapagensis.—
Jeanna Bryner,
Scientific American,
24 May 2026
Noun
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The score alone might make the fans happy.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
1 June 2026
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Watermelon Pool was first published in Korea in 2015, and this new English translation brings its wonderfully surreal story and artwork to a new audience of imaginative young fans.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
Noun
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Ultimately, society became even more dependent on the technology than enthusiasts had predicted.—
Robert Ginsburg,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Though an exhaustive search was conducted, including an intensive investigation by authorities, private investigators and true-crime enthusiasts, Natalee, who was 18 at the time, was never found.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
30 May 2026
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With the possible exception of the bike-lane debacle in Chicago, dominated by zero-sum fanatics, few debates have been as nasty as the one involving Chicagoland’s new football stadium.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2026
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Many have criticised the Luce for doing this – for looking too much like a Jaguar I-Pace, not at all like a Ferrari and, perhaps the greatest crime of all for supercar fanatics of old, landing somewhere between generic and forgettable.—
Alistair Charlton,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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“Junkies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/junkies. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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