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addicts

  • plural
    of addict.
    addict

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There might yet be hope for the addicts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

In the two weeks since the summit, news outlets have been dutifully publishing articles that draw on facts and medical expertise, explaining that Kennedy is wrong to compare people who use SSRIs to heroin addicts.

From Salon ● May 18, 2026

Kelly could no longer rely on the steady viewership of a TV channel, with those perma-couch news addicts who couldn’t be bothered to change the channel when the program that preceded hers ended.

From Slate ● May 6, 2026

Most were vloggers and travel addicts, some wanting to tick the final country off their list, along with the odd North Korea enthusiast.

From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2025

But no one is acknowledging what at least is clear, that someone took a little trouble with this one, that it’s not a drive-by situation, it’s not the work of vandals or addicts.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee