anabolic steroid
noun
: any of a group of usually synthetic hormones that are derivatives of testosterone, are used medically especially to promote tissue growth, and are sometimes abused by athletes to increase the size and strength of their muscles and improve endurance
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In April, a jury convicted Wenger of conspiracy to distribute and posses with intent to distribute anabolic steroids and obstruction of justice.
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Tim Fang, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
Christoffer Clemmensen, an obesity researcher at the University of Copenhagen, drew a parallel between the excessive use of weight-loss medications and inappropriate uses of anabolic steroids to bulk up muscles.
—Roxanne Khamsi, The Atlantic, 19 Nov. 2025
Considered one of the game’s best closers of this era despite an 80-game suspension after testing positive for the anabolic steroid Boldenone in May 2020, Clase is a three-time All-Star and two-time Rivera Reliever of the Year winner.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 9 Nov. 2025
At the medical center, a physician dismissed the symptoms as a reaction to the steroid medication she had been prescribed, misdiagnosing her with gynecomastia, a condition typically seen in men who use anabolic steroids, Sutherland’s lawyers said in a report.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
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Tim Fang, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
Christoffer Clemmensen, an obesity researcher at the University of Copenhagen, drew a parallel between the excessive use of weight-loss medications and inappropriate uses of anabolic steroids to bulk up muscles.
—Roxanne Khamsi, The Atlantic, 19 Nov. 2025
Considered one of the game’s best closers of this era despite an 80-game suspension after testing positive for the anabolic steroid Boldenone in May 2020, Clase is a three-time All-Star and two-time Rivera Reliever of the Year winner.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 9 Nov. 2025
At the medical center, a physician dismissed the symptoms as a reaction to the steroid medication she had been prescribed, misdiagnosing her with gynecomastia, a condition typically seen in men who use anabolic steroids, Sutherland’s lawyers said in a report.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Anabolic steroid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anabolic%20steroid. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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