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 underneath the stoner hijinks (and legitimately stunning wildlife videography), Listers is a serious film about the meaning that hobbies can provide to our lives, and the corrupting influence of smartphone apps on our leisure activities.
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Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025
Cooper gets considerable humorous mileage out of his goofy stoner role, starting with a guffaw-inducing pratfall entrance involving an exploding carton of oat milk.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
In addition to acting, h has co-written and directed Rolling Kansas, a road-trip stoner comedy, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
In the Paul Thomas Anderson film, out this weekend, DiCaprio plays Bob, a revolutionary turned stoner dad who is hanging around his house and has to quickly leave to go in search of his teenage daughter Willa, played by Chase Infiniti.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 28 Sep. 2025
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Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025
Cooper gets considerable humorous mileage out of his goofy stoner role, starting with a guffaw-inducing pratfall entrance involving an exploding carton of oat milk.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
In addition to acting, h has co-written and directed Rolling Kansas, a road-trip stoner comedy, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
In the Paul Thomas Anderson film, out this weekend, DiCaprio plays Bob, a revolutionary turned stoner dad who is hanging around his house and has to quickly leave to go in search of his teenage daughter Willa, played by Chase Infiniti.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 28 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stoner
Noun
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LinkedIn’s research shows that while 45% of professionals use AI regularly for routine tasks, only one in three of those AI users apply it to high-level work like strategy or data analysis.—
Feon Ang,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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The 2023 article was based on findings shared with CNN by international non-profit Global Witness, which investigated Facebook’s job ads and found that ads in the Netherlands and five other countries often targeted users based on historical gender stereotypes.—
Carlotta Dotto,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Ardila, who describes himself as a recovering addict, attended his first Narcotics Anonymous meeting at the center in 2022, through its Rainbow Recovery program, and received rental assistance from the organization during a period of unemployment.—
Eloise Rollins-Fife,
Mercury News,
8 Nov. 2025
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AlAnon is a support group for family and friends of alcoholics/addicts.—
Ramona Sentinel,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Stoner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stoner. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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