Examples of MDMA in a Sentence

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The order does not legalize marijuana for recreational or medical use under federal law, but removes it from the classification of drugs like heroin, MDMA and LSD. Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 23 Apr. 2026 There were presumptive positives for benzodiazepines and meth/MDMA in her system, the report stated. Alex Stone, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026 Marco Bello | Reuters Investors are psyched about psychedelics after Trump signed an executive order accelerating research and access for drugs such as psilocybin, MDMA and ibogaine. Alex Harring, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026 Experts say the directive could expedite studies on how psychedelic and hallucinatory drugs such as MDMA, psilocybin, LSD and ibogaine may be useful in medicine. Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 20 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for MDMA

Word History

Etymology

methylene + di- + methamphetamine

First Known Use

1978, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of MDMA was in 1978

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“MDMA.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/MDMA. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.

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