as in dependance
a physiological need for certain drugs
an addiction to heroin
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Recent Examples of addiction
The Thistle, the UK’s first iteration, operates 365 days a year, and shares its premises with addiction services and social care teams.
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Olivia Kemp, CNN Money, 11 July 2025
On a talk show before his suicide in 2014, Robin Williams joked about his addiction.
—Steve Garbarino, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2025
The criteria for diagnosing addiction are pretty much the same across different definitions.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 5 July 2025
Like a gift served to Big Tobacco, eliminating OSH would guarantee more profits at the cost of more addiction, disease and deaths.
—Shalini Singh, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2025
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Olivia Kemp, CNN Money, 11 July 2025
On a talk show before his suicide in 2014, Robin Williams joked about his addiction.
—Steve Garbarino, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2025
The criteria for diagnosing addiction are pretty much the same across different definitions.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 5 July 2025
Like a gift served to Big Tobacco, eliminating OSH would guarantee more profits at the cost of more addiction, disease and deaths.
—Shalini Singh, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for addiction
Noun
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In March, Trump invoked emergency powers under the Defense Production Act to expand domestic production of critical minerals as part of broader efforts to reduce U.S. dependence on China.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in recent days said his country needs to wean itself off of dependence on the US - particularly citing security - as Tokyo faces the prospect of new tariffs.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
11 July 2025
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The United States has tried repeatedly to wean itself off immigrant employment, but cheap labor is a tough habit to kick.—
Bradley Hohulin,
IndyStar,
26 July 2025
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This formula/habit/trend does not typically occur across the pond, so shortening 'Edgware Road' to 'Edgware,' does pose an issue.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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Financial institutions must navigate a tradeoff between risk appetite and fraud loss tolerance.—
Sunny Banerjee,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Dosing will vary depending on your medical history, health goals, and tolerance level.—
Chelsea Rae Bourgeois,
Health,
9 July 2025
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“Addiction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/addiction. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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