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Recent Examples of medicate
The film ends with Cross, now paralyzed and heavily medicated, functioning as the town’s mayor.
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 23 July 2025
Other insects take a preventive approach by eating foods that are toxic to the wasps, basically medicating themselves.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 14 July 2025
Since 2000, she's been working with numerous cats, helping to feed and medicate them.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 June 2025
Bullied as children, medicated from a young age, Christopher Brown and Matthew Mahrer followed a line of failings, personal and institutional, to the brink of atrocity.
—John Leland, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2025
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 23 July 2025
Other insects take a preventive approach by eating foods that are toxic to the wasps, basically medicating themselves.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 14 July 2025
Since 2000, she's been working with numerous cats, helping to feed and medicate them.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 June 2025
Bullied as children, medicated from a young age, Christopher Brown and Matthew Mahrer followed a line of failings, personal and institutional, to the brink of atrocity.
—John Leland, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medicate
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He was treated at the same facility as Nichols.—
Sydney Barragan,
Oc Register,
27 Sep. 2025
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Jillian, who police say had no involvement in the hit-and-run and was standing in her own yard, was later taken into custody and treated for a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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Utah Senator Mike Lee was scheduled to attend, but pulled out due to the government shutdown.—
Alex J. Rouhandeh,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Neytiri, Jake, Tonowari, and Ronal attend a watery council meeting of nine Tulkun whales, and Spider, a human capable of breathing on Pandora, is shown merging with Eywa.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Safety Nick Emmanwori, who's dealing with an ankle injury, is listed as doubtful, and running back Zach Charbonnet, who's nursing a foot injury, is listed as questionable.—
Anne Erickson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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Brock Bowers, nursing an injured knee but active Sunday, caught just four passes for 38 yards.—
Colton Pouncy,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Medicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medicate. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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