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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
Noun
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The popularity of cannabis continues to rise in 2026, with statistics showing that around 15% of Americans are current users, and more than 22% have used it sometime in the past year.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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And the Iranian government is cracking down on satellite internet users and arresting those smuggling the terminals.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Beyond that, unlike drug or alcohol abusers, gambling addicts can’t entirely remove money or phones from their lives.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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The musician, who also has a substance abuse disorder, enters a rehab shelter treating deaf recovering addicts.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Stoners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stoners. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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