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Examples of pep pill in a Sentence
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Plus there's nothing like a pep pill to drive active placebo effects.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 21 July 2010
Well, in her unpublished memoirs, Garland revealed how the studio kept her and the other child actors going: Forcing them to take pep pills during the day that suppressed appetite and provided energy boosts, and sleeping pills at night.
—refinery29.com, 19 Mar. 2018
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First Known Use
1917, in the meaning defined above
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“Pep pill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pep%20pill. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
Medical Definition
pep pill
noun
: any of various stimulant drugs (as amphetamine) in pill or tablet form
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