as in user
a person who regularly uses drugs especially illegally
a comedy about aging stoners who are still trying to get their act together
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Recent Examples of stoner
But Kelson has continued experimenting, finding a breakthrough that could lead to a potential cure when Samson becomes an unlikely stoner buddy.
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026
As Jay Jonah Atterbury, one of a handful of new characters on the fourth season of Industry, Kal Penn weaponizes and corrupts the stoner quirks viewers may recognize from his years playing Kumar Patel in the Harold & Kumar films.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
Dispatches is essential to understanding a cluster of journalists who covered the war, notably the enigmatic hippies and stoners in the circle around whom photojournalists Tim Page, Dana Stone and Sean Flynn were the centre of gravity.
—Literary Hub, 19 Dec. 2025
Missing entirely is anyone like Tommy Chong’s nudist stoner yak.
—Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 26 Nov. 2025
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026
As Jay Jonah Atterbury, one of a handful of new characters on the fourth season of Industry, Kal Penn weaponizes and corrupts the stoner quirks viewers may recognize from his years playing Kumar Patel in the Harold & Kumar films.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
Dispatches is essential to understanding a cluster of journalists who covered the war, notably the enigmatic hippies and stoners in the circle around whom photojournalists Tim Page, Dana Stone and Sean Flynn were the centre of gravity.
—Literary Hub, 19 Dec. 2025
Missing entirely is anyone like Tommy Chong’s nudist stoner yak.
—Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 26 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stoner
Noun
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In late 2024, the medical board received a complaint alleging that Acacio was a daily cocaine user.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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The spokesperson said developers are required to utilize age-appropriate guardrails and tell users their product is powered by AI, emphasizing that developers must follow Anthropic’s acceptable use policy prohibiting many types of dangerous or harmful behavior.—
Kevin Collier,
NBC news,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Sauer noted that 43 states and the District of Columbia all have laws that restrict drug users and addicts from having guns, and warned that the 5th Circuit's decision, if upheld, would throw those laws into question.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
1 Mar. 2026
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AlAnon is a support group for family and friends of alcoholics/addicts.—
Ramona Sentinel,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Stoner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stoner. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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