SPEED FREAKS Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

speed freaks

noun

plural of speed freak

as in acidheads

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Noun

That presents a continuity conundrum for users entering the several miles of the High Line Canal trail that lie inside Cherry Hills Village.

— John Aguilar, Denver Post, 11 Aug. 2026
Police investigating a bank robbery had used a type of warrant to obtain anonymized location records for phones near the bank, narrowed the list based on their movements and eventually obtained the names of several users.

— Nicole M. Bennett, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of users

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Many ex-addicts turn to religion, exchanging one inflexible code for another; John’s own post-heroin spiritual exercises were omnivorous.

— Ian Penman, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Most of the dealers and suppliers who worked with Brun were addicts themselves, feeding an island ravaged by meth addiction since the 1980s.

— Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026

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Kornacki Cam was launched in March for political junkies who favor the data analyst keeping them informed through every minute of election night.

— Janey Wetzel, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026
Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Prediction market platform Kalshi on Wednesday launched a new hub that allows political junkies to see how traders in many event contracts think the midterm elections will play out.

— Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 22 July 2026

Definition of junkies

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The 17th year of Mosswood Meltdown at Oakland’s Mosswood Park brought with it a parade of free-thinking freaks on stage and in the crowd that descended on a punker’s picnic paradise for its annual outing of 20 bands over three days last weekend.

— Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
The crowd is packed not only with devoted fans and freaks, but fellow musicians who also emerged from the punk rock underground decades earlier.

— Steve Appleford, SPIN, 20 July 2026

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