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a substance or preparation used to treat disease
prescribed a drug to treat the bacterial infection
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Recent Examples of drug
Dave Brooks, Billboard, 3 Apr. 2025
Methotrexate: Methotrexate is a drug used to treat cancer and some autoimmune conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 3 Apr. 2025
Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2025
This reminds me of the urban legend involving a person who goes to a bar, gets drugged, wakes up, and sees that an internal organ such as a liver or spleen has been removed.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Little Feat, the archetypal ’70s band originally formed by Lowell George — a guitar virtuoso fired from the Mothers of Invention by Frank Zappa — has survived years of breakups, drug problems and even George’s untimely death in 1979.
—Dave Brooks, Billboard, 3 Apr. 2025
Methotrexate: Methotrexate is a drug used to treat cancer and some autoimmune conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 3 Apr. 2025
Verb
Colbert has a history of drugging men and stealing from them, Kenner police said on the day of her arrest.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2025
This reminds me of the urban legend involving a person who goes to a bar, gets drugged, wakes up, and sees that an internal organ such as a liver or spleen has been removed.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
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In adults, medications may be prescribed to help with symptoms, although most of the current research is on medications that help with PTSD, rather than acute stress disorder.—
Michael MacIntyre,
Verywell Health,
10 Apr. 2025
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People who take a GLP-1 medication also tend to have elevated levels of insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), a growth hormone that helps control sebum production.—
Claire Bugos,
Verywell Health,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Only 83% of children received their first measles dose that year, and only 74% received their second dose.—
Youri Benadjaoud,
ABC News,
13 Mar. 2025
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Of New Mexico's 33 cases, 27 were unvaccinated and five did not have a vaccination status, and one had received at least one MMR dose.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
11 Mar. 2025
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More human studies are needed to understand how NAD+ supplements work or affect other medicines.—
Emmanuella Ogbonna,
Health,
11 Mar. 2025
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Progress and miracles of modern medicine, an active lifestyle, a positive attitude and healthy diet likely helped.—
Si Liberman,
Hartford Courant,
10 Mar. 2025
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Moreover, tariffs are not an effective remedy for trade imbalances, according to Jason Furman, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2025
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Water activities are the perfect remedy to the sweaty season and some South Florida waterparks are beginning to reopen, while many others remain closed until the summer.—
Martin Vassolo,
Axios,
7 Apr. 2025
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There’s no cure for allergic asthma, but medications and lifestyle changes can help control symptoms.—
Susan Russell,
Verywell Health,
8 Apr. 2025
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Season 1 chronicled Joel and Ellie’s perilous journey across a country ravaged by a cordyceps pandemic to a hospital run by a militia group, where Ellie’s unique immunity to the infection could be used to create a cure.—
Mary McNamara,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Drug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drug. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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