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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
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.
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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
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
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ChatGPT may be a helpful tool to answer questions about complex subjects, but users should verify the accuracy of that information before submitting it to the California labor board.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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From prompts to action With the 1X World Model, users can give NEO a short instruction, either by voice or text.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026
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If the recovering addicts’ primary task was to filter out women who wouldn’t qualify to sue—namely, those who didn’t have pelvic mesh or who did but weren’t in pain—Blake’s was to amp up the value of their lawsuits (and attorneys’ fees) by convincing them to have their mesh surgically removed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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Drug addicts with needles frequently openly camp in front of the hospital, and in early December a security guard suffered serious injuries in a stabbing on the BMC campus.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Stoners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stoners. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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