truth serum
noun
: a hypnotic or anesthetic held to induce a subject under questioning to talk freely
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With Her Half-Up Space Buns Hilary Duff Expressed Her Cat-Lady Pride With a $28 Hair Clip
Now, watch Drag Race stars sip some truth serum:
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Marci Robin, Allure, 18 Feb. 2025
Moment of truth for DeAndre Hopkins Former Pro Bowl wideout Brandon Marshall apparently dumped truth serum into DeAndre Hopkins’ water bottle.
—Nate Taylor, The Athletic, 4 Feb. 2025
There’s a great three-way race between Josh Allen, Joe Burrow and Lamar Jackson for MVP this year, but given truth serum, every coach in the league would take Mahomes at quarterback.
—Josh Kendall, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
The assignment escalated into a deadly couple’s fight involving shootouts, bombs and knives culminating in a double dose of truth serum.
—Meredith Woerner, Variety, 7 Aug. 2024
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Marci Robin, Allure, 18 Feb. 2025
Moment of truth for DeAndre Hopkins Former Pro Bowl wideout Brandon Marshall apparently dumped truth serum into DeAndre Hopkins’ water bottle.
—Nate Taylor, The Athletic, 4 Feb. 2025
There’s a great three-way race between Josh Allen, Joe Burrow and Lamar Jackson for MVP this year, but given truth serum, every coach in the league would take Mahomes at quarterback.
—Josh Kendall, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
The assignment escalated into a deadly couple’s fight involving shootouts, bombs and knives culminating in a double dose of truth serum.
—Meredith Woerner, Variety, 7 Aug. 2024
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“Truth serum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/truth%20serum. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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