as in addicts
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 users
The popularity of cannabis continues to rise in 2026, with statistics showing that around 15% of Americans are current users, and more than 22% have used it sometime in the past year.
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Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 30 Jan. 2026
And the Iranian government is cracking down on satellite internet users and arresting those smuggling the terminals.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
The updates mark Google’s push toward an agentic web, where browsers do more than display pages and instead help users get things done faster.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
While the department turned off comments on the post, well over 100 users had engaged with the post by Thursday morning.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 29 Jan. 2026
The physical step is what adds friction, forcing users to pause and decide whether unlocking an app is actually worth it.
—Avery Newmark, AJC.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Upgraders refers to current iPhone users who bought newer models, and switchers means new customers who previously had phones from different brands.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
Hijacked Google search results to direct users to malicious websites or installs.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The stats are refusing to budge in its favor, as hundreds of millions of users vote with their PCs to stick to Windows 10.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 30 Jan. 2026
And the Iranian government is cracking down on satellite internet users and arresting those smuggling the terminals.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
The updates mark Google’s push toward an agentic web, where browsers do more than display pages and instead help users get things done faster.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
While the department turned off comments on the post, well over 100 users had engaged with the post by Thursday morning.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 29 Jan. 2026
The physical step is what adds friction, forcing users to pause and decide whether unlocking an app is actually worth it.
—Avery Newmark, AJC.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Upgraders refers to current iPhone users who bought newer models, and switchers means new customers who previously had phones from different brands.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
Hijacked Google search results to direct users to malicious websites or installs.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The stats are refusing to budge in its favor, as hundreds of millions of users vote with their PCs to stick to Windows 10.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for users
addicts
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Beyond that, unlike drug or alcohol abusers, gambling addicts can’t entirely remove money or phones from their lives.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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The musician, who also has a substance abuse disorder, enters a rehab shelter treating deaf recovering addicts.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Users.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/users. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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