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
Prediction markets allow users to buy contracts tied to real-world outcomes ranging from the weather to geopolitical events.
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Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 28 Apr. 2026
According to YouTube, instead of stitching together multiple channels on the end-user device side, YouTube TV handles all the processing for the multiview feature on the server side.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026
The user added that the lip balm passed their hydration test.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Both OpenAI and Anthropic launched their own desktop apps in recent months, which can give users extra flexibility to apply AI features or analysis to documents or tools on their local computers.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 28 Apr. 2026
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Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 28 Apr. 2026
According to YouTube, instead of stitching together multiple channels on the end-user device side, YouTube TV handles all the processing for the multiview feature on the server side.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026
The user added that the lip balm passed their hydration test.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Both OpenAI and Anthropic launched their own desktop apps in recent months, which can give users extra flexibility to apply AI features or analysis to documents or tools on their local computers.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 28 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for user
addict
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Now, their comments and DMs are flooded with messages from other wheelchair users or recovering addicts who found meaning in their story.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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When the drug haze occasionally lifts, Susie follows the bizarre serial killings of homeless opioid addicts in Los Angeles and fights with her father, attorney for Dick Sickler, whose pharmaceutical firm is largely responsible for the nation’s drug epidemic.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
23 Apr. 2026
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“User.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/user. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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