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
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
Mollie Markowitz, Fox News, 23 Feb. 2025
Parham, who is represented by attorneys Shawn Perez and Ariel Mitchell, says she was then raped by multiple men, including Beckham, and drugged.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 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
The 11 women, represented by the AVA Law Group and Curis Law, claim they were allegedly drugged and assaulted by Tal, Oren and Alon Alexander.
—Mollie Markowitz, Fox News, 23 Feb. 2025
Parham, who is represented by attorneys Shawn Perez and Ariel Mitchell, says she was then raped by multiple men, including Beckham, and drugged.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Mar. 2025
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Noun
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Orange could be due to certain medications, or an issue with the liver or bile duct.—
Hannah Yasharoff,
USA Today,
5 Apr. 2025
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His office initially attributed the pause to an adverse reaction to new medication.—
Katy Golvala,
Hartford Courant,
5 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Detractors argue that there is no need to add more of the compound on top of what naturally occurs in water and that distributing it via drinking water is an imprecise and uncontrolled way of dosing residents.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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His teammates dosed him with a congratulatory water bath inside the visitors locker room of Crypto.com Arena.—
Darnell Mayberry,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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It was also used to season foods, mixed into drinks, combined with medicines, and given as a gift.—
Nina Foster,
JSTOR Daily,
28 Mar. 2025
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Today, more of us than ever are turning to the internet and technologies like remote medicine for healthcare services and advice.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The silly vocal remedy comes just 10 days after the singer released her EP, Nashville Canyon, Pt.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
31 Mar. 2025
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These remedies would block the Nevada Gaming Control Board from prohibiting Kalshi from offering event contracts for trading.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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As the Mayo Clinic explains, there is no cure, but surgery and treatments can help symptoms.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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So long as the nation’s top public-health official is propping up purported miracle cures, families in West Texas will be encouraged to believe that not vaccinating their children is a responsible choice.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Drug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drug. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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