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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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Athletic apparel brands, such as Nike, Adidas and Lululemon, may sell more clothing because their stretchier leggings and tops tend to be more adaptable to changing bodies and because weight loss may spark GLP-1 users to become more active than before.—
Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2026
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Prediction markets allow users to bet on a wide range of real world outcomes, including geopolitical developments with seismic implications.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
9 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,
9 Apr. 2026
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The funding is aimed at supporting a three-pronged plan put forward by a South End, Roxbury, and Newmarket community working group in February that focuses on getting addicts off the streets, out of jail, and into recovery to avoid the chaos and crowding that worsens there each summer.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Stoners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stoners. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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