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
The leak quickly spread across Reddit, where users debated the series' approach.
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
In an email sent to Microsoft 365 subscribers today, the company recommends users preserve their work from Publisher by converting the files to PDFs or Word docs before the shutdown.
—Emily Forlini, PCMAG, 7 Mar. 2025
Regarding the threat environment, data breaches can result from user errors, such as sharing passwords, clicking on malicious links or falling for phishing scams.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 7 Mar. 2025
The plant transfers water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta into a canal system, delivering water to farmers and other water users in the Central Valley.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
In an email sent to Microsoft 365 subscribers today, the company recommends users preserve their work from Publisher by converting the files to PDFs or Word docs before the shutdown.
—Emily Forlini, PCMAG, 7 Mar. 2025
Regarding the threat environment, data breaches can result from user errors, such as sharing passwords, clicking on malicious links or falling for phishing scams.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 7 Mar. 2025
The plant transfers water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta into a canal system, delivering water to farmers and other water users in the Central Valley.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for user
Noun
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After graduating college, Hyams worked with young addicts and alcoholics in a Los Angeles psychiatric hospital.—
Ashton Jackson,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2025
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Grant seems to be moving through a few of the archetypes of the children of addicts.—
Ali Barthwell,
Vulture,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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What prompted the freak-out was Netflix’s warning that growth in the first part of 2022 would be slowing down — way down, as in nearly half of the 2021 Q1 growth.—
Vulture,
Vulture,
28 Jan. 2022
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The latest episode of the Fox first responder series saw a freak storm system wreak havoc at a carnival, particularly for a newly single dad, Trevor (Lucifer's D.B. Woodside), who had to be rescued by the 126 twice in one day.—
Patrick Gomez,
EW.com,
25 Jan. 2023
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Delimitros said one of the truck’s side view mirrors struck her in the head, causing minor injuries.—
David Hernandez,
sandiegouniontribune.com,
19 July 2017
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Cal Fire representatives said the current parking mess has already impacted them because the driveway to their station enters the highway not far from the trail head.—
J. Harry Jones,
Ramona Sentinel,
19 July 2017
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“User.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/user. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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