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as in hooked
having a compulsive need for a harmful substance or activity
The organization provides resources for drug addicted individuals. Having lost nearly all of his savings, he finally realized he was addicted to gambling.
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as in accustomed
having a great interest or need to do or have something
I'm completely addicted to this new word game.
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Recent Examples of addicted
Toward the end of the Sixties, Faithfull was homeless and addicted to heroin.
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Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2025
After all, a quick logline — two friends grow addicted to the heroin-esque touch of an alien and end up in a throuple with him — doesn’t even scratch at the surface of the genre-bending horror-comedy.
—William Earl, Variety, 28 Jan. 2025
Similarly, Perry Yung, who plays Rebecca’s estranged, gambling addicted father, also wanted to dissect how his character helped pave the way for the problems that his daughter faces throughout the film.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2025
David, a former college baseball player, had become addicted to painkillers after returning home to Leavenworth.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
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Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2025
After all, a quick logline — two friends grow addicted to the heroin-esque touch of an alien and end up in a throuple with him — doesn’t even scratch at the surface of the genre-bending horror-comedy.
—William Earl, Variety, 28 Jan. 2025
Similarly, Perry Yung, who plays Rebecca’s estranged, gambling addicted father, also wanted to dissect how his character helped pave the way for the problems that his daughter faces throughout the film.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2025
David, a former college baseball player, had become addicted to painkillers after returning home to Leavenworth.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
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Most of our current multipart extravaganzas give us the standard three acts before dropping in a cliffhanger ending to keep us hooked.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
10 Feb. 2025
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The eagle looked right at us before resuming its aerial assessment, hooked yellow beak ready to snag a muskrat or bluegill from the ponds below.—
Jamie Siebrase,
The Denver Post,
5 Feb. 2025
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Dropping benefits that workers have grown accustomed to, however, can cause other problems for employers.—
Cheryl Winokur Munk,
CNBC,
2 Feb. 2025
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For wolves to succeed — and for ranchers to at least grow accustomed to them — a shift must occur, a redistribution of the benefits and costs associated with the animals.—
Mark Dent,
thehustle.co,
31 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Bloys was clear, however, that WBD wasn’t entirely dependent on Rowling for the project.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2025
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Saudi Arabia remains the world's largest oil exporter and many of our allies are heavily dependent on Saudi oil.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Data collected by Statista shows that 42 percent of Gen Zers buy used items.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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Rising prices for housing, food and energy, with a sharp increase also for used autos, pushed the Consumer Price Index up at a 3% annual rate in January versus 2.9% the month before.—
Howard Schneider,
USA TODAY,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Addicted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/addicted. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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