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Recent Examples of medicate
And after this diagnosis, I was given the option of being medicated.
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Nate Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Lottie sees a future back home where she is once again medicated, the imbalances in her brain constrained rather than allowed to run wild.
—Esther Zuckerman, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
The answer lies in a combination of outdated medical practices, gender biases in healthcare and a societal tendency to medicate rather than address the root causes of women’s distress.
—Ximena Araya-Fischel, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Apply medicated creams with clotrimazole or miconazole to the affected areas at night, rinsing off the next day in the shower.
—Sarah Bradley, Health, 23 Mar. 2025
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Nate Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Lottie sees a future back home where she is once again medicated, the imbalances in her brain constrained rather than allowed to run wild.
—Esther Zuckerman, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
The answer lies in a combination of outdated medical practices, gender biases in healthcare and a societal tendency to medicate rather than address the root causes of women’s distress.
—Ximena Araya-Fischel, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Apply medicated creams with clotrimazole or miconazole to the affected areas at night, rinsing off the next day in the shower.
—Sarah Bradley, Health, 23 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medicate
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All six victims are still being treated, with one listed was seriously injured while the others received more minor injuries, according to police.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 June 2025
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For years, 5G wireless and fiber broadband were treated as separate revolutions—each promising to transform industries in its own right.—
Abhishek Singh,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Some wore the jerseys of forwards Pascal Siakam and Obi Toppin, who attended college at the University of Dayton.—
Michael Marot,
Chicago Tribune,
26 May 2025
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The 64-year-old director, who last attended the festival in person in 2003, addressed his prize to all Iranians, saying the most important thing was Iran and the country's freedom.—
Miranda Murray,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
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While Sir Alex Ferguson and his players were still nursing hangovers from their epic Champions League final victory over Bayern Munich in May 1999, Cunha came into the world in the Brazilian state of Paraiba.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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Signs of a successful feeding routine include: Your newborn is nursing often.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
26 May 2025
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“Medicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medicate. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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