as in addicting
causing or relating to a physiological need for certain drugs
an addictive painkiller
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Recent Examples of addictive
Launching the same season as fellow hit ABC series Lost and Grey’s Anatomy, Desperate Housewives was an instant smash, becoming a pop-culture obsession and introducing an addictive new genre that mixes comedy and drama, mystery and soapy storytelling.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2025
There’s a reason this place gets hundreds of five-star reviews: The futuristic facilities are sleek and spotless, the staff is gracious and well-informed, and the experience of floating your cares away is instantly addictive.
—David Hochman, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Spotify has been caught hosting numerous fake podcasts promoting the sale of addictive prescription drugs like Xanax, Oxycodone, and Tramadol.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 17 May 2025
Unlike the cocaine and other drug crises of past decades, the opioid overdose epidemic is a uniquely modern crisis born from misleading and aggressive marketing of highly addictive prescription drugs.
—Jennifer Loeffler-Cobia, Baltimore Sun, 15 May 2025
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2025
There’s a reason this place gets hundreds of five-star reviews: The futuristic facilities are sleek and spotless, the staff is gracious and well-informed, and the experience of floating your cares away is instantly addictive.
—David Hochman, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Spotify has been caught hosting numerous fake podcasts promoting the sale of addictive prescription drugs like Xanax, Oxycodone, and Tramadol.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 17 May 2025
Unlike the cocaine and other drug crises of past decades, the opioid overdose epidemic is a uniquely modern crisis born from misleading and aggressive marketing of highly addictive prescription drugs.
—Jennifer Loeffler-Cobia, Baltimore Sun, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for addictive
addicting
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The phones can be so addicting not just for our kids, but for us too.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
25 May 2025
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Penn Badgley's Joe Goldberg will no longer haunt our TV screens with his salacious — yet addicting — crimes as his reign as everyone's favorite serial killer (ew?) is officially coming to an end in season 5.—
Rebecca Aizin,
People.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Addictive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/addictive. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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