doping

noun

dop·​ing ˈdō-piŋ 

: the use of a substance (such as an anabolic steroid or erythropoietin) or technique (such as blood doping) to illegally improve athletic performance

Examples of doping in a Sentence

increased efforts to detect doping at the Olympic Games

Recent Examples on the Web

Jannik Sinner’s doping case has been one of the biggest stories in tennis since shortly before the 2024 U.S. Open. —Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025

Thanks to this doping, the team achieved record breaking performance in CNT NMOS. —IEEE Spectrum, 12 Dec. 2024

But all this could hinge not on games, sets and matches, but on the court in Switzerland that will decide the outcome of Sinner’s doping case. —Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024

The 23-year-old could be banned from tennis for up to two years if the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) upholds the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) appeal into Sinner’s doping case. —Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing doping

• blood doping

Medical Definition

doping

noun

dop·​ing ˈdō-piŋ 

: the use of a substance (such as an anabolic steroid or erythropoietin) or technique (such as blood doping) to improve athletic performance and that is typically banned in competitive sports

… nearly two dozen athletes … have been banned from the Olympics in the last two weeks for doping violations.

—Philip Hersh, The Chicago Tribune