: 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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Nigeria beat Greece to top the group and Bulgaria saw off an Argentina team missing the legendary Diego Maradona, who had sensationally failed a doping test.
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Ben Church,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
His older brother Mario is contracted to them but is serving a doping ban until November, and it was also seen as a natural next step in a more competitive environment.
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Jay Harris,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
After the second group stage match, national icon Diego Maradona was expelled from the tournament due to a positive doping test.
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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.
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Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
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Ben Church,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
His older brother Mario is contracted to them but is serving a doping ban until November, and it was also seen as a natural next step in a more competitive environment.
—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
17 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
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“Doping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doping. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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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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