addict
Example Sentences
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Other than produce, and some specialty items, Mathew says he buys nearly everything from Amazon, to the point he is worried that he is becoming addicted to the convenience and possibly harming local businesses.
“But at the same time it’s very thrilling. You feel like you’re flying if the run is done right. It’s almost addicting.”
From Los Angeles Times
The CEO said Meta’s growth targets reflect an aim to give users something useful, not addict them, and that the company doesn’t seek to attract children as users.
He said there is a difference between a clinical addiction to social media and what people refer to in the modern day as being “addicted” to say a TV show.
Lawyers for K.G.M., who started using Instagram and YouTube as a child, have accused social media firms of working to addict young users, despite being aware of risks to mental health.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
