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as in addiction
a physiological need for certain drugs
I've got this monkey on my back, and going to detox is the only way to get it off
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as in devil
an appealingly mischievous person
come back here, you little monkey!
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Recent Examples of monkey
Sarah Bradley, Health, 21 Nov. 2024
The experimental film, which casts Williams as a CGI monkey, traces the rise, fall and resurgence of the British pop superstar who broke out as the youngest member of the boy band Take That to become a chart topping solo artist.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Nov. 2024
Michael Haag, Dallas News, 10 Oct. 2022
With supply running low toward the end of most evenings, savvy bun fanatics don’t monkey around, routinely calling ahead to request an extra skillet of rolls set aside just for them. Ettan.
—Valerie Demicheva and Flora Chang, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 July 2021
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Noun
The virus is initially transmitted when a mosquito bites an infected host (either a person or a non-human primate, like a monkey).
—Sarah Bradley, Health, 21 Nov. 2024
The experimental film, which casts Williams as a CGI monkey, traces the rise, fall and resurgence of the British pop superstar who broke out as the youngest member of the boy band Take That to become a chart topping solo artist.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Nov. 2024
Verb
The Bears will be prepared for the environment, but getting that Morgantown monkey off their back will take a lot more than imagined.
—Michael Haag, Dallas News, 10 Oct. 2022
With supply running low toward the end of most evenings, savvy bun fanatics don’t monkey around, routinely calling ahead to request an extra skillet of rolls set aside just for them. Ettan.
—Valerie Demicheva and Flora Chang, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 July 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monkey
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The heartbreaking story of Kade Webb’s addiction and overdose was featured last year on ESPN’s Outside the Lines program, depicting the two cousins growing up close in Northern California, and remaining that way even as Logan Webb’s baseball career took off.Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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Overwhelmingly across these decades the US turns to non-punitive harm reduction approaches to address drug use when the public face of addiction is White.Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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Sipping whiskey, a wise devil offers: Advice love, giant love, self love, superstar love, dumb love, trouble love?Jennifer Harlan, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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People gather expectantly on the streets or gaze from their windows, and then the performers arrive, all garbed in red devil costumes, complete with horns and pitchforks covered in sparkling fireworks.Matt Ralphs, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Oct. 2024
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On its app homepage, JD has begun aping Pinduoduo by emphasizing discounts.Lavender Au, WIRED, 4 Oct. 2024
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Above all, those kids who come from the suburbs didn’t ape the Americans but chose their own narrative path, going much higher in quality.Marcello Junior Dino, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2024
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Orange cats have earned an online reputation for being chaotic, energetic rascals.Gayoung Lee, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
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Eventually, Sergei — now going by Kraven — begins knocking off a growing list of poachers, corporate rascals and international kingpins.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2024
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The film clearly parodies Hollywood stereotypes and the movie-making process, blending humor with absurd situations.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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Another creator parodied the TikToks of people blaming Younger for their kitchen woes, posing with a baking dish of uncooked pasta covered in flour.Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2024
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Their review considered a range of potential harms, from carbon emissions to the risk of an AI system going rogue.Harry Booth, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
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The second update lets Android users find rogue trackers.Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 12 Dec. 2024
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Teen in Critical Condition After Contracting Canada's First ‘Presumptive’ Human Case of Bird Flu Symptoms of bird flu mimic those associated with influenza, according to the CDC: fever, fatigue, cough, muscle aches, sore throat, shortness of breath, stuffy or runny nose, eye redness, and headaches.Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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The bodice of the dress mimicked the skirt’s subtle embroidery, with glimmering elements added to the frock.Julia Teti, WWD, 10 Dec. 2024
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Emily Watson’s Valya Harkonnen and her sister Tula (played by Olivia Williams) are also pretty easy to keep track of, as are the royal brats, Ynez (Sarah-Sofie Boussina) and Constantine (Josh Heuston).Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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The visual splendor of the spoiled brat’s college trousseau certainly casts a cinematic spell.Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Monkey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monkey. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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