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
Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 12 Apr. 2025
These are difficult times for drug discovery and manufacturing.
—Steve Brozak, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2025
Once in private, Ching said, the defendants worked together to drug the victims to the point of incapacitation using a concoction that included fentanyl.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 22 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Gray, who had previously been arrested on various drug charges, ran and was pursued by the officer and other bicycle police.
—Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 12 Apr. 2025
These are difficult times for drug discovery and manufacturing.
—Steve Brozak, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Verb
And then drug on her face through that window.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2025
Once in private, Ching said, the defendants worked together to drug the victims to the point of incapacitation using a concoction that included fentanyl.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drug
Noun
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Schroeder was relying on anxiety and anti-depression medications to get through the day.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Apr. 2025
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Balmer's mother said her son was mentally ill and had not been taking his medication.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The study was limited in that vitamin D was dosed intermittently in the trials as opposed to daily.—
Staff Author,
Verywell Health,
3 Apr. 2025
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The former director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) called for stronger, nationwide guidance on infant vaccine doses for measles prevention in a new opinion paper published Friday.—
Sony Salzman,
ABC News,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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These include medicines that increase available dopamine, resemble dopamine or block its natural breakdown.—
Lillian Ali,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Apr. 2025
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The drones are also able to fly in life-saving equipment like oxygen cylinders and medicines.—
Esha Mitra,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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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 25 Apr. 2025.
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