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: affected, intoxicated, or stupefied by or as if by a drug or the habitual use of drugs
… drivers who are repeatedly convicted of driving while drunk or illegally drugged.—
Linda Koco
Linda KocoDon't use sleeping pills; you cannot dream lucidly when you are drugged.—Zsuzsanna E. Budapest
Zsuzsanna E. Budapest… Walter, drugged by warmth after the cold day's slog, dozed in his chair …—K. Brenda Mager
—often used in combination with -out or -upK. Brenda Magera drugged-out lifestyle
Russell Brand, known for a movie role as a drugged-out rock star, has a new show premiering Thursday.—Bill Brioux
Bill BriouxShe urged students to avoid getting behind the wheel with a drunk or drugged-up driver.—Susan Mende
Susan Mende2
: occurring while under the influence of an intoxicating drug
drugged driving
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: containing an illicit intoxicating drug usually added surreptitiously
On Wednesday, the South Lake Tahoe Police Department released a general community safety information post on Facebook to alert locals and tourists of the dangers of drugged drinks at local bars.—Nico Madrigal Yankowski
Nico Madrigal Yankowskidrugged
2 of 2past tense and past participle of drug
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Rebekah Riess, CNN, 23 Feb. 2025
The suit alleged Combs raped, drugged and physically abused her, the latter claim being supported by a 2016 hotel video obtained and released by CNN last year of the music producer dragging and hitting the singer.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
Pamela and John had a tumultuous relationship, divorcing and remarrying at least four times while living in a drugged haze.
—Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Combs is accused of orchestrating the conspiracy in the case — filed in the Southern District of New York in September— alleging that the 55-year-old fallen hip-hop icon kidnapped, drugged and at times trafficked them across state lines.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2025
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Prosecutors say Phelps then allegedly coaxed the drugged man to travel with her, pushed him across the US-Mexico border in a wheelchair and transported him to a hotel room in Mexico City, with her daughter tagging along, according to the FBI and the indictment.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN, 23 Feb. 2025
The suit alleged Combs raped, drugged and physically abused her, the latter claim being supported by a 2016 hotel video obtained and released by CNN last year of the music producer dragging and hitting the singer.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
Pamela and John had a tumultuous relationship, divorcing and remarrying at least four times while living in a drugged haze.
—Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Combs is accused of orchestrating the conspiracy in the case — filed in the Southern District of New York in September— alleging that the 55-year-old fallen hip-hop icon kidnapped, drugged and at times trafficked them across state lines.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Drugged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drugged. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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