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Recent Examples of medicate
Tim’s family information blackout is working so far, as is his attempt to medicate his way through the rest of the trip by stealing his wife’s Lorazepam.
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025
Part of Jake’s constant distraction can be attributed to his ADHD, which he was diagnosed with and medicated for a few years ago.
—Hannah Seo, SELF, 22 Jan. 2025
At the height of the student protests over the war in Gaza last April, Tran was part of the NYPD’s social media team and often working double and triple tours, including a 31-hour stretch, without a day off and medicating with alcohol, sources familiar with the report said.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2025
Never frozen or medicated, the turkeys taste earthy with a whiff of fresh meadow and salty, ocean air.
—Sylvie Bigar, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025
Part of Jake’s constant distraction can be attributed to his ADHD, which he was diagnosed with and medicated for a few years ago.
—Hannah Seo, SELF, 22 Jan. 2025
At the height of the student protests over the war in Gaza last April, Tran was part of the NYPD’s social media team and often working double and triple tours, including a 31-hour stretch, without a day off and medicating with alcohol, sources familiar with the report said.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2025
Never frozen or medicated, the turkeys taste earthy with a whiff of fresh meadow and salty, ocean air.
—Sylvie Bigar, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medicate
Verb
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To avoid these pitfalls, companies need to treat office redesign as a change management project—not just a facilities project.—
Ryan Anderson,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Barlow-Austin had serious health issues that the jail’s private operator and medical contractor, LaSalle Corrections, neglected to treat, leading to sudden blindness.—
Sarah Stillman,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Chan attended the event alongside her husband of more than 10 years, Mark Zuckerberg.—
WWD Staff,
Footwear News,
7 Apr. 2025
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The student visas of five individuals currently attending or recently graduated from Harvard University have been revoked, according to Harvard.—
Ely Brown,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2025
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There have been whispers that Raphinha might be nursing a minor injury or suffering from fatigue, but Flick put such rumors to bed when speaking before reporters on Tuesday afternoon.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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In terrible condition, the animals were taken to Bravehearts Equine Center in Paris, Kentucky, where they were slowly nursed back to health.—
Terry Baddoo,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Medicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medicate. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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