as in user
a person who regularly uses drugs especially illegally
a comedy about aging stoners who are still trying to get their act together
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Recent Examples of stoner
The thought occurred to me while watching One of Them Days, a likable buddy movie that has the exact contours and shaggy charm of a stoner comedy without ever getting around to partaking.
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2025
The Big Lebowski is, at once, a buddy picture, an L.A. story, a stoner’s quest, and a Buddhist parable, all contained within a neo-noir mystery.
—airmail.news, 12 Oct. 2024
So take the opportunity to watch a stoner comedy that has held up remarkably well in the two-decades-plus since its release.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
The stoner film grossed $104 million at the box office on a $2-million budget.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2025
The Big Lebowski is, at once, a buddy picture, an L.A. story, a stoner’s quest, and a Buddhist parable, all contained within a neo-noir mystery.
—airmail.news, 12 Oct. 2024
So take the opportunity to watch a stoner comedy that has held up remarkably well in the two-decades-plus since its release.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
The stoner film grossed $104 million at the box office on a $2-million budget.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stoner
Noun
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Affirm’s active consumer base grew 23% year over year to 21 million users.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2025
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The fact that so many users weren’t even hip to the correct pronunciation of her name says it all.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Yes, former Manhattan U.S. Attorney Damian Williams made a threat against the group a while back, but he’s gone now and the feds should focus on real crimes and pursue the dealers and traffickers instead of the poor addicts.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
3 Feb. 2025
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Au contraire, the new law and the accompanying abundance of product draw addicts to the state like liquid into a syringe.—
Matt Thompson,
SPIN,
3 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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“Stoner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stoner. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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