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
OpenClaw is based on popular large language models such as Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini, and users can integrate it into messaging platforms, talking to the bot like a real-life assistant.
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Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026
Founder Naif Almutairi told Semafor the platform, which digitizes traditional group savings, now has more than 2 million registered users.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 3 Feb. 2026
The research, conducted by teams from IMDEA Networks Institute and European universities, showed that certain apps and services continued communicating with external servers even after users attempted to limit tracking.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026
Onsite diesel generators are an emergency solution for large users such as data centers to reduce strain on the grid.
—Conor Harrison, The Conversation, 3 Feb. 2026
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Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026
Founder Naif Almutairi told Semafor the platform, which digitizes traditional group savings, now has more than 2 million registered users.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 3 Feb. 2026
The research, conducted by teams from IMDEA Networks Institute and European universities, showed that certain apps and services continued communicating with external servers even after users attempted to limit tracking.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026
Onsite diesel generators are an emergency solution for large users such as data centers to reduce strain on the grid.
—Conor Harrison, The Conversation, 3 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for user
addict
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Among the former cohort is Hal Incandenza, a star student, teen-age tennis prodigy, secret marijuana addict, and Hamlet manqué.—
Hermione Hoby,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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Some of them are addicts, some sell themselves for money, others are simply homeless.—
Blake Simons,
IndieWire,
26 Jan. 2026
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“User.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/user. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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