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
After downloading the Fold app and activating an account, users can redeem their $5 Bitcoin reward and start earning Bitcoin on future everyday purchases.
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Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 31 Oct. 2025
The clean and straightforward interface helps reduce digital noise and keeps users focused.
—Rebecca Lazar, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
Last valued at $1.8 billion — though that figure could now be as high as $4 billion according to August reports from the Financial Times — Lovable has 2.3 million active users in over 200 countries, according to Osika.
—Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
Amazon connects its users with third-party merchants on its marketplace.
—NPR, 21 Oct. 2025
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Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 31 Oct. 2025
The clean and straightforward interface helps reduce digital noise and keeps users focused.
—Rebecca Lazar, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
Last valued at $1.8 billion — though that figure could now be as high as $4 billion according to August reports from the Financial Times — Lovable has 2.3 million active users in over 200 countries, according to Osika.
—Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
Amazon connects its users with third-party merchants on its marketplace.
—NPR, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for user
addict
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Familial pairs choose the experimental merge for a variety of reasons, including a mother with Alzheimer’s linking her mind with her daughter; teenage brothers, one terminally ill; a man and his pregnant fiancée; a father and his addict daughter.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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After the death of his addict father, Ethan heads back to see if there’s any money to be made from selling his home, intending to stay, only briefly, with his aunt Sarah, Metcalf’s character, a Brunhilde of the high prairie.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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“User.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/user. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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