as in medication
a substance or preparation used to treat disease
prescribed a drug to treat the bacterial infection
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Recent Examples of drug
Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
Insurance Approval Some health insurances may or may not cover weight loss drugs, including Zepbound.
—Kirstyn Hill, Pharmd, Mph, Health, 25 Apr. 2025
Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2025
Once in private, Ching said, the defendants worked together to drug the victims to the point of incapacitation using a concoction that included fentanyl.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 22 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Programs would prohibit drugs, alcohol, harassment, and intimidation while prioritizing connection to sustainable housing alternatives.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
Insurance Approval Some health insurances may or may not cover weight loss drugs, including Zepbound.
—Kirstyn Hill, Pharmd, Mph, Health, 25 Apr. 2025
Verb
And then drug on her face through that window.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2025
Once in private, Ching said, the defendants worked together to drug the victims to the point of incapacitation using a concoction that included fentanyl.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drug
Noun
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However, the promising molecule required double the number of steps to build than typical small-molecule medications.—
Alice Park,
Time,
17 Apr. 2025
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Schroeder was relying on anxiety and anti-depression medications to get through the day.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The study was limited in that vitamin D was dosed intermittently in the trials as opposed to daily.—
Staff Author,
Verywell Health,
3 Apr. 2025
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The former director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) called for stronger, nationwide guidance on infant vaccine doses for measles prevention in a new opinion paper published Friday.—
Sony Salzman,
ABC News,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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These include medicines that increase available dopamine, resemble dopamine or block its natural breakdown.—
Lillian Ali,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Apr. 2025
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The drones are also able to fly in life-saving equipment like oxygen cylinders and medicines.—
Esha Mitra,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The remedy that will follow the decision could break up the company, or at least separate its Chrome web browser business from the rest of the portfolio.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
24 Apr. 2025
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In the first days of testimony in the remedy trial being heard at the D.C. federal court, Microsoft comes up frequently.—
Jaclyn Diaz,
NPR,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But what the production really needs is a script doctor capable of a miracle cure.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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The National Institutes of Health will begin collecting Americans' private health records as part of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s controversial plan to discover a cause and a cure for autism.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Drug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drug. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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