as in medication
a substance or preparation used to treat disease
prescribed a drug to treat the bacterial infection
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Recent Examples of drug
Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 21 Jan. 2025
The study included people taking different types drugs in this category—semaglutide (Wegovy and Ozempic), and tirzepatide (Mounjaro and Zepbound).
—Alice Park, TIME, 21 Jan. 2025
Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
The three men allege they were drugged and sodomized by the disgraced music mogul on separate occasions.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Because of the increase in demand, the medications were previously impacted by the nationwide drug shortage.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 21 Jan. 2025
The study included people taking different types drugs in this category—semaglutide (Wegovy and Ozempic), and tirzepatide (Mounjaro and Zepbound).
—Alice Park, TIME, 21 Jan. 2025
Verb
Since then, Buzbee has helped lead a new wave of legal action against Combs, including allegations that the hip-hop mogul drugged and raped a 10-year-old boy and raped a 13-year-old girl while attending an MTV Video Music Awards after-party in the early 2000s.
—Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
The three men allege they were drugged and sodomized by the disgraced music mogul on separate occasions.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drug
Noun
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The coroner said the victim, who has not yet been identified, possibly took sleeping medication and passed out.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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The agency reported that the children's mother had stopped taking medication for mental health, the kids were no longer in school and that their Canton apartment was found abandoned.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
22 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The juvenile told deputies the man was swerving and dosing off, stopping at green lights and almost crashing into a pole.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
14 Jan. 2025
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Insert the portafilter underneath the conical burr grinder and the machine will dose out the perfect amount of coffee grounds.—
Jaina Grey,
WIRED,
12 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Commoners could look forward to a paltry thirty-five or forty years of a hardscrabble existence, without the benefit of medicine, dentistry, or a decent sewage system.—
Arthur Krystal,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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Typically, organized rings coordinate and plan thefts on a large scale, identifying high-demand merchandise with high resale value — think over-the-counter medicine, baby formula and laundry detergent, designer sunglasses, power tools and even spools of copper wire.—
Cailey Locklair,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Jan. 2025
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Some TikTokers swear by a hangover remedy called DHM (dihydromyricetin), a flavonoid found in several plants native to Asia.—
John Loeppky,
Verywell Health,
13 Jan. 2025
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Combining these treatments with lifestyle changes and natural remedies may increase effectiveness—and leave you with a clear complexion in no time.—
Amanda Svachula,
Health,
13 Jan. 2025
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For example, these states often have longer cure periods, which allow eligible voters who made a mistake to fix their ballot and get their vote counted.—
Ashley Lopez,
NPR,
16 Jan. 2025
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Bone broth is a cure all and nothing will change my mind on that.—
Samantha Husted,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Drug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drug. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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