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- noun Plural form of
thrill-seeker .
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Examples
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Today, itis packed on the weekends with localsand thrill-seekers looking to taste, try, and be delighted.
Alexis Swanson Traina: A Sweet Crepe From La Crepe! Alexis Swanson Traina 2012
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Considering the enormous loss of life in the SECOND WORLD WAR, glorifying it in a video game demonstrates very poor judgement and bad tasteâ ¦ These horrific events should be confined to the annals of history, not trivialised and rendered for thrill-seekers to play outâ ¦ Itâs entirely possible that GERMAN/JAPANESE families will buy the game, and for them it may prove particularly harrowing.
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They can be total thrill-seekers; when they get sex on the brain, they'll get off with their fingers or their pet bunny or whatever else is around.
Susie Bright: Why Lying About Monogamy Matters -- Ross Douthat's Happy Ending Susie Bright 2011
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They can be total thrill-seekers; when they get sex on the brain, they'll get off with their fingers or their pet bunny or whatever else is around.
Susie Bright: Why Lying About Monogamy Matters -- Ross Douthat's Happy Ending Susie Bright 2011
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They can be total thrill-seekers; when they get sex on the brain, they'll get off with their fingers or their pet bunny or whatever else is around.
Susie Bright: Why Lying About Monogamy Matters -- Ross Douthat's Happy Ending Susie Bright 2011
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They can be total thrill-seekers; when they get sex on the brain, they'll get off with their fingers or their pet bunny or whatever else is around.
Susie Bright: Why Lying About Monogamy Matters -- Ross Douthat's Happy Ending Susie Bright 2011
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One 2008 study by Dr. Zald and colleagues found key differences in how the brains of thrill-seekers and thrill-avoiders handle dopamine, the brain chemical of pleasure and reward.
Scary Movies and Real-Life Risks Melinda Beck 2011
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The technology behind uploading one's consciousness also gives rise to desperate people renting out their bodies to rich thrill-seekers (as detailed in the excellent short story/extract, "Sweats", reviewed here).
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They can be total thrill-seekers; when they get sex on the brain, they'll get off with their fingers or their pet bunny or whatever else is around.
Susie Bright: Why Lying About Monogamy Matters -- Ross Douthat's Happy Ending Susie Bright 2011
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They can be total thrill-seekers; when they get sex on the brain, they'll get off with their fingers or their pet bunny or whatever else is around.
Susie Bright: Why Lying About Monogamy Matters -- Ross Douthat's Happy Ending Susie Bright 2011
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