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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 stoners
Kesselman hopes Gen Z will gravitate to High Times like previous generations of stoners did.
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Steve Bloom, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 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
That’s right, the guy who wrote a movie about two stoners who can’t find their car now wants to ask you about your mother.
—Phil Stark, HollywoodReporter, 4 Dec. 2025
But the most important thing asked and wondered by stoners everywhere is what kind of joint was Colbert smoking during the cover shoot.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
Since The Slow Rush, Tame Impala has continued to bring its music to the masses, and the project now represents a certain flavor of in-the-know cool that attracts ravers, stoners, popheads and everyone in between.
—Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2025
Total Wine and More, ABC Fine Wine and Liquors and Binny’s Beverage Depot already carry the stoners’ beverages.
—Will Yakowicz, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Steve Bloom, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 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
That’s right, the guy who wrote a movie about two stoners who can’t find their car now wants to ask you about your mother.
—Phil Stark, HollywoodReporter, 4 Dec. 2025
But the most important thing asked and wondered by stoners everywhere is what kind of joint was Colbert smoking during the cover shoot.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
Since The Slow Rush, Tame Impala has continued to bring its music to the masses, and the project now represents a certain flavor of in-the-know cool that attracts ravers, stoners, popheads and everyone in between.
—Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2025
Total Wine and More, ABC Fine Wine and Liquors and Binny’s Beverage Depot already carry the stoners’ beverages.
—Will Yakowicz, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stoners
Noun
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For all those reasons and more, Reddit users are furious with the change, griping about the move in a barrage of angry posts.—
Jon Christian,
Futurism,
30 Apr. 2026
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About 270 providers who the platform’s users can reach out to are located within Orland Park, and more than 15,000 are in broader Cook County.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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AlAnon is a support group for family and friends of alcoholics/addicts.—
Ramona Sentinel,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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However, the addicts among you do have second-screen options.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Stoners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stoners. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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