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dosage

noun

as in dose

the amount of a medicine, drug, or vitamin that should be taken at one time or regularly during a period of time Each tablet has the dosage necessary to reduce pain and swelling. Some patients may benefit from a larger dosage of this medication. Do not exceed the recommended dosage.

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Recent Examples of dosage But results are highly variable and depend heavily on individual biology, dosage and product quality. —

Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 27 May 2026 When a tumor starts to grow, doctors increase the treatment dosages. —

Owen D. Jones, The Conversation, 26 May 2026 Linda, meanwhile, survives the poisoning due to Bradley's misjudgment on the dosage. —

Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 21 May 2026 No dosage of melatonin, Ambien, or trazodone, and no quantity of alcohol. —

Weike Wang, New Yorker, 17 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for dosage

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dose

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— Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 29 May 2026
And people who are eager to lose extra weight — before a wedding or a vacation, for example — may choose to self-administer a higher-than-recommended dose, said Arthur Caplan, a bioethics professor at New York University’s Grossman School of Medicine.

— Maia Rosenfeld, NBC news, 29 May 2026