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hooked

[hookt] / hʊkt /


ADJECTIVE
bent, angled
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST


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Get hooked on some sports gossip: In the dog days of the NFL season, we need something to look forward to.

From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2026

Financial products have been increasingly adding game-like features that create competition or instant gratification to keep users hooked — and the latest example is Tuyo, a prepaid debit card with a “buy-now-pay-maybe” feature.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

Singh says he got hooked on clipping last year when he made $300 from posting a short video of popstar Dua Lipa on Instagram.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Originally, we had ours hooked up to a battery system—then the battery failed during a bad storm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

He hooked an arm around the woman's shoulders.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat


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