as in addict
a person who regularly uses drugs especially illegally
a person who started out as a user and is now a drug dealer as well
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Recent Examples of user
This laptop’s party trick hides between the lid and the user-facing screen.
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PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
TikTok has more than 200 million monthly users in Europe, or roughly one in three citizens on the continent, the short video app platform said on Friday, the latest sign of its rapid growth among teenagers.
—CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Another new feature will give users the ability to translate conversations in real-time, Bloomberg reported.
—James Powel, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Anthropic's Claude has offered conversation branching for over a year, allowing users to switch between branches with navigational arrow buttons.
—Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
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PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
TikTok has more than 200 million monthly users in Europe, or roughly one in three citizens on the continent, the short video app platform said on Friday, the latest sign of its rapid growth among teenagers.
—CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Another new feature will give users the ability to translate conversations in real-time, Bloomberg reported.
—James Powel, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Anthropic's Claude has offered conversation branching for over a year, allowing users to switch between branches with navigational arrow buttons.
—Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for user
Noun
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In a City Council meeting last week, Boston Public Health Commissioner Bisola Ojikutu said the city distributes 81,112 on average per month to drug addicts.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
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People don’t realize that being an addict is an everyday struggle and a common one.—
Essence,
Essence,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The artist plays the role of a fictional, historical freak – a 19th-century performer known under the stage name The Lonesome Wing, who, according to rumors, was born with the wing of a white bird instead of one arm.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Continue reading … LIB-BRAWL – Former Obama official freaks out at Democrat over her record amid housing crisis debate.—
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FOXNews.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Be sure to cover your head and neck with your arms, and crawl under a sturdy table if possible.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Several of President Donald Trump‘s firings of independent agency heads have made their way through the Supreme Court‘s emergency docket, but Tuesday’s ruling in a federal appeals court likely moves the justices closer to overturning a 90-year precedent on the issue.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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“User.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/user. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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