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
Since its launch on April 27, more than 3,600 AI data centers have been cataloged on Brockovich's interactive map, which allows users to see operational facilities, those under construction and those that have been proposed.
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 2 June 2026
What finally got the market on our side was the launch of Project Glasswing , an initiative formed in early April by Anthropic and several major partners to address the heightened risks associated with users of its most advanced frontier model, Claude Mythos .
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 2 June 2026
These are paired with seasonal filters that let users toggle between winter, summer, monsoon season and fall to see how heat exposure shifts across the year.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 2 June 2026
Easy Mode lets users work through the creative process, from planning out videos through storyboarding to producing the finished product.
—Corbin Bolies, Variety, 2 June 2026
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 2 June 2026
What finally got the market on our side was the launch of Project Glasswing , an initiative formed in early April by Anthropic and several major partners to address the heightened risks associated with users of its most advanced frontier model, Claude Mythos .
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 2 June 2026
These are paired with seasonal filters that let users toggle between winter, summer, monsoon season and fall to see how heat exposure shifts across the year.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 2 June 2026
Easy Mode lets users work through the creative process, from planning out videos through storyboarding to producing the finished product.
—Corbin Bolies, Variety, 2 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for user
addict
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The Pennsylvania native made her TV acting debut on the HBO hit as Faye, the adrift addict who bonds with Fezco (the late Angus Cloud) and later Rue (Zendaya), after previously establishing herself in adult films, with creator Sam Levinson casting her directly.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
1 June 2026
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So, Alamo decides to kill Rue in an uncharacteristically anticlimactic fashion — by giving her painkillers laced with fentanyl and trusting that the addict will be tempted enough to swallow them.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
1 June 2026
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“User.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/user. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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