: 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
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Sportsmanship purists say that these shoes constitute a form of technological doping.
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Bree Iskandar, Scientific American, 25 July 2024
Sinner’s triumph comes against the backdrop of his recent doping case that became public knowledge on August 20 – news that shocked the tennis world.
—Jill Martin, CNN, 8 Sep. 2024
Doping Limitations: P-type doping of gallium oxide has proven to be difficult, limiting the types of devices that can be created.
—Matthew Putman, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
The accusations, first reported by the New York Times and German public broadcaster ARD in April, have sparked backlash in the swimming world, where doping can result in years-long bans for athletes who violate the rules.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 12 Aug. 2024
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Bree Iskandar, Scientific American, 25 July 2024
Sinner’s triumph comes against the backdrop of his recent doping case that became public knowledge on August 20 – news that shocked the tennis world.
—Jill Martin, CNN, 8 Sep. 2024
Doping Limitations: P-type doping of gallium oxide has proven to be difficult, limiting the types of devices that can be created.
—Matthew Putman, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
The accusations, first reported by the New York Times and German public broadcaster ARD in April, have sparked backlash in the swimming world, where doping can result in years-long bans for athletes who violate the rules.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 12 Aug. 2024
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“Doping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doping. Accessed 11 Oct. 2024.
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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
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