doping

noun

dop·​ing ˈdō-piŋ 

: the use of a substance (such as an anabolic steroid or erythropoietin) or technique (such as blood doping) to illegally improve athletic performance

Examples of doping in a Sentence

increased efforts to detect doping at the Olympic Games

Recent Examples on the Web

The temporary suspension of Russia runs counter ⁠to a ​recent trend in which global sports are starting to re-admit Russian competitors after years of sanctions, first ​over a massive doping scandal and then because of the war in Ukraine. —CNN Money, 12 June 2026

After the second group stage match, national icon Diego Maradona was expelled from the tournament due to a positive doping test. —Débora Rey, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026

In 2012, the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) accused Armstrong of using, possessing and trafficking PEDs and covering up doping violations. —Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026

Plus, a look at a new sporting competition where doping is encouraged. —Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 28 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing doping

• blood doping

Rhymes for doping

• coping
• groping
• hoping
• loping
• moping
• oping
• roping
• scoping
• sloping
• stoping

Medical Definition

doping

noun

dop·​ing ˈdō-piŋ 

: the use of a substance (such as an anabolic steroid or erythropoietin) or technique (such as blood doping) to improve athletic performance and that is typically banned in competitive sports

… nearly two dozen athletes … have been banned from the Olympics in the last two weeks for doping violations.

—Philip Hersh, The Chicago Tribune