doping

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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

doping

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present participle of dope entry 2

Examples of doping in a Sentence

Noun

increased efforts to detect doping at the Olympic Games

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The arbitration body upheld her four-year doping suspension, which ran from 2021 to 2025. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2026

However, their electrical performance depends heavily on doping. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026

Marathon world record holder Ruth Chepng'etich is serving a three-year doping ban after joining the many elite-level Kenyan runners suspended over the past decade. — ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026

Mudryk, 25, has not featured in a matchday squad since Chelsea’s 2-0 win over Heidenheim in the Conference League in November 2024, and has missed nearly two years of action due to a doping ban. — Elias Burke, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

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