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But Crowe was set on nailing one particular scene, where Hudson’s character, the groupie Penny Lane, attempts suicide by overdosing on quaaludes.
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Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
The reality was, as reality tends to be, less fantastic: Dallas had entered the tunnels meaning to kill himself with quaaludes.
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Andrea Long Chu,
Vulture,
30 Dec. 2024
Falling down the rabbit hole of a quaalude addiction, Callas names a British documentarian doing a story on her life (that is actually a figment of her imagination) after her favorite to take: Mandrax.
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Amanda Luberto,
The Arizona Republic,
25 Nov. 2024
Judging from Donald Trump's first surprisingly soft-spoken, low-key, easygoing answer, Trump ought to be tested for quaaludes.
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Washington Post Opinions Staff,
Washington Post,
28 June 2024
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Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
The reality was, as reality tends to be, less fantastic: Dallas had entered the tunnels meaning to kill himself with quaaludes.
—
Andrea Long Chu,
Vulture,
30 Dec. 2024
Falling down the rabbit hole of a quaalude addiction, Callas names a British documentarian doing a story on her life (that is actually a figment of her imagination) after her favorite to take: Mandrax.
—
Amanda Luberto,
The Arizona Republic,
25 Nov. 2024
Judging from Donald Trump's first surprisingly soft-spoken, low-key, easygoing answer, Trump ought to be tested for quaaludes.
—
Washington Post Opinions Staff,
Washington Post,
28 June 2024
See All Example Sentences for quaalude
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“Quaalude.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quaalude. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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quaalude
noun
quaa·lude
ˈkwā-ˌlüd 
: a tablet or capsule of methaqualone
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