over·dose
ˈō-vər-ˌdōs 
1
: too great a dose (as of a therapeutic agent)
also
: a lethal or toxic amount (as of a drug)
2
: an excessive quantity or amount
an overdose of fun
over·dose
ˌō-vər-ˈdōs
overdosed; overdosing; overdoses
: to give an overdose or too many doses to
: to take or experience an overdose
—usually used with on
Examples of overdose in a Sentence
Noun
She died from a cocaine overdose.
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Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
McIver, Baretto and Epperson allegedly supplied the drugs that led to De Niro Rodriguez's overdose.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
But Crowe was set on nailing one particular scene, where Hudson’s character, the groupie Penny Lane, attempts suicide by overdosing on quaaludes.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Leandro De Niro-Rodriguez died of an accidental drug overdose on July 2, 2023.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
McIver, Baretto and Epperson allegedly supplied the drugs that led to De Niro Rodriguez's overdose.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
Akira overdosed twice on pills allegedly sold to her by John and Roy, the court docs stated.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
But Crowe was set on nailing one particular scene, where Hudson’s character, the groupie Penny Lane, attempts suicide by overdosing on quaaludes.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Overdose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overdose. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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overdose
2 of 2 verb
over·dose
ˌō-vər-ˈdōs
1
: to give an overdose or too many doses to
2
: to take or experience an overdose
overdosed on heroin
Medical Definition
overdose
1 of 2 noun
over·dose
ˈō-vər-ˌdōs
: too great a dose (as of a therapeutic agent)
an overdose of exposure to the sun—Morris Fishbein
Morris Fishbein
also
: a lethal or toxic amount (as of a drug)
overdose
2 of 2 verb
over·dose
ˌō-vər-ˈdōs
overdosed; overdosing
: to give an overdose or too many doses to
: to take or experience an overdose
—usually used with on
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