as in medications
a substance or preparation used to treat disease
prescribed a drug to treat the bacterial infection
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Recent Examples of drugs
NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
The organization, which helps bring down the price of drugs by bulk-buying them for its member states, could do the same for weight-loss drugs, PAHO director Dr Jarbas Barbosa told Reuters.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
The new implant material, however, eliminates the need for the drugs and uses a liquid, rather than solid, silver compound.
—New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2025
Their runaway success of the appetite-supppressing drugs has drastically altered conversations around weight-loss and health, challenging expectations and sparking controversy over their proper use and side effects.
—Merrill Fabry, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Strong then wrapped the guns and drugs in a piece of clothing before hiding them in the woods to retrieve later, the citation states.
—Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Oct. 2025
Furthermore, under Assad’s government, Syria served as a land bridge between Iran and Lebanon through which Hezbollah fighters transported their military equipment, money and drugs.
—Mireille Rebeiz, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
Its drugs include inhalers like Bevespi Aerosphere for people with COPD and Airsupra for people with asthma.
—NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
The organization, which helps bring down the price of drugs by bulk-buying them for its member states, could do the same for weight-loss drugs, PAHO director Dr Jarbas Barbosa told Reuters.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
The new implant material, however, eliminates the need for the drugs and uses a liquid, rather than solid, silver compound.
—New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2025
Their runaway success of the appetite-supppressing drugs has drastically altered conversations around weight-loss and health, challenging expectations and sparking controversy over their proper use and side effects.
—Merrill Fabry, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Strong then wrapped the guns and drugs in a piece of clothing before hiding them in the woods to retrieve later, the citation states.
—Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Oct. 2025
Furthermore, under Assad’s government, Syria served as a land bridge between Iran and Lebanon through which Hezbollah fighters transported their military equipment, money and drugs.
—Mireille Rebeiz, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drugs
Noun
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The relatively new designation allows these specialists to diagnose mental illness and prescribe psychiatric medications in collaboration with a psychiatrist.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
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These medications are up to 20 times stronger than over-the-counter retinols and can increase collagen production, speed up the skin’s natural regeneration process, exfoliate dead skin cells, and reduce acne.—
Jessie Quinn,
StyleCaster,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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University of Saskatchewan scientists developed a 3D lung tissue model to provide a better environment for studying medicines and diseases like tuberculosis, COVID-19, asthma, COPD and pulmonary fibrosis.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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And people with health insurance could spend less on their medicines through copays than buying them directly from AstraZeneca.—
NPR,
NPR,
10 Oct. 2025
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Gibson credited natural remedies and a special diet with curing her cancer.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
5 Oct. 2025
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If a court affirms that the city retaliated against The Trap, Loy said potential remedies could include civil remedies, such as compensatory or punitive damages.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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After her godson doctors her résumé, Maya lands a C-suite job at a beauty company and almost immediately makes an enemy out of the boss’ daughter.—
James Mercadante,
EW.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Drugs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drugs. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.
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