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
Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 25 Feb. 2025
Chavez previously ran a ketamine clinic and allegedly submitted a bogus prescription in the name of a former patient to secure the drug.
—Tracy Wright, Fox News, 25 Feb. 2025
Liam Quinn, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
Colbert has a criminal history involving drugging men, theft, and fraudulent use of credit cards.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The 37-year-old man accused of faking the seizure was arrested and charged with theft, conspiracy to commit a felony, and drug possession, officials said.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 25 Feb. 2025
Chavez previously ran a ketamine clinic and allegedly submitted a bogus prescription in the name of a former patient to secure the drug.
—Tracy Wright, Fox News, 25 Feb. 2025
Verb
Two men were sentenced to decades in prison after they were found guilty of drugging, raping and murdering a 24-year-old father in Scotland.
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
Colbert has a criminal history involving drugging men, theft, and fraudulent use of credit cards.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drug
Noun
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Organizations like Lopez’s help those with the disease access antiretroviral medications needed to reduce the risk of transmission, and give them a chance at a long, healthy life.—
Hira Humayun,
CNN,
16 Feb. 2025
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Either development could be disastrous for the distribution of medication to treat opioid addiction, reversing the gains, however tenuous, made under the Biden administration.—
Moises Velasquez-Manoff Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Zak Mouton,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2025
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To aid Blonsky in his mission, Ross doses Blonsky with a version of the supersoldier serum.—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
14 Feb. 2025
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The vaginal ring contains half the estrogen dose birth control pills do.5 Noninvasive and discreet.—
Megan Nunn, PharmD,
Verywell Health,
12 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Lawsuits argue that the order discriminates against young transgender people, unlawfully withholds funds appropriated by Congress and violates the right of states to regulate the practice of medicine.—
Francesca Paris,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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These days, she’s come to the realization that her community needs to turn to a different sort of medicine.—
Catherine E. Shoichet,
CNN,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Lukens said Amica is considering many remedies, possibly including a lawsuit to stop the action.—
Rachel Uranga,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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Those searching for catharsis or an applicable remedy to their own heartaches and existential muddles will find only one definitive answer—that no person can ever fully know her own mind.—
Rachel Vorona Cote,
The Atlantic,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Both are palliatives but not cures to the challenge of creating a unified legal function capable of serving the needs of digital/AI-era business.—
Mark A. Cohen,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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The first season ended with Joel making the shocking decision to massacre a group of Fireflies, who planned to use Elle's immunity to make a cure for the infection but at the cost of her life.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Drug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drug. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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