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
Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
Insurance Approval Some health insurances may or may not cover weight loss drugs, including Zepbound.
—Kirstyn Hill, Pharmd, Mph, Health, 25 Apr. 2025
Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Prosecutors say the brothers used their wealth and celebrity in the high-end real estate brokerage world to lure women on trips throughout the U.S. and abroad, often drugging the women before they were raped.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Programs would prohibit drugs, alcohol, harassment, and intimidation while prioritizing connection to sustainable housing alternatives.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
Insurance Approval Some health insurances may or may not cover weight loss drugs, including Zepbound.
—Kirstyn Hill, Pharmd, Mph, Health, 25 Apr. 2025
Verb
Staying in 📖Her father drugged and facilitated her mother Gisèle Pelicot’s rape by dozens.
—Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Prosecutors say the brothers used their wealth and celebrity in the high-end real estate brokerage world to lure women on trips throughout the U.S. and abroad, often drugging the women before they were raped.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drug
Noun
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The medication was started at a dose of 500 mg/day and increased to 2,000 mg/day over six weeks to reduce gastrointestinal side effects.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Apr. 2025
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Some of the trial’s participants were given a medication called metformin; others were given a placebo.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
Verb
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While his precise motives for dosing his famous guests with a powerful hallucinogen are unknown, the Beatles themselves had their suspicions.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Just remember to dose responsibly; start low and go slow.—
Matt Rozo,
The Mercury News,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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An 'awakening for the Republicans'? Will Cole, a functional medicine practitioner, has known Kennedy for almost a decade.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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Her love of science came from watching PBS shows as a kid with her mom and spending too much time binging Doctor Who. animal behavior animals medical technology medicine 1 free article left Want More?—
Monica Cull,
Discover Magazine,
2 May 2025
Noun
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As part of the remedy, GM dealers will inspect and, if needed, repair or replace the engine.—
Tahar Rajab,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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During testimony in federal court in Washington, Pichai asserted that a package of antitrust remedies proposed by the government is too extreme and will undermine Google’s ability to compete in the market.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2025
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There was no cure for diabetes, and most adolescents succumbed to the disease within a year of diagnosis.—
Discover Magazine,
Discover Magazine,
3 May 2025
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While treatments might slow cancer growth and reduce symptoms, there is no cure.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Drug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drug. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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