administer (to)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for administer (to)
Verb
  • Jackson nursed him back to health by covering his feet with a medicated balm and became acutely aware of the need to protect her pets from the hot summer sun and heatwaves.
    Jen Reeder, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • The University of Minnesota’s equine intensive care unit nursed him back from his pneumonia and wounds.
    Mark Vancleave, Twin Cities, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • Lupita Nyong'o stars as Roz, a service robot who washes up on a small island with no human inhabitants and must figure out how to adapt her programming to the wilderness while mothering a baby goose.
    K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 23 May 2025
  • One of her reasons for leaving was to focus on mothering her two daughters.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 28 May 2025
Verb
  • Baskin-Robbins is treating their rewards members to a full week of ice cream savings.
    Rachel Flynn, People.com, 20 July 2025
  • The 42-year-old Border Patrol agent, who was shot in the face and arm, was taken to Harlem Hospital, where he is being treated and is expected to survive, authorities said.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 20 July 2025
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“Administer (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/administer%20%28to%29. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.

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