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dose

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Noun
Talk with your healthcare provider before taking high-dose vitamin D supplements. Sara Hoffman, Verywell Health, 17 July 2026 But under the surface, new influences — cutting-edge museums and international culinary and design trends — are quietly transforming this city, offering a dose of contemporary sophistication. New York Times, 16 July 2026
Verb
While some patients may stay on a high GLP-1 dose indefinitely and others may eventually stop treatment and maintain their weight loss through nutrition and lifestyle changes, many will likely need different strategies over time, Bays said. Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 11 July 2026 That case started last April, when girl who attends Los Lomas High School accidentally ingested a significant cannabis dose when another student gave her a sandwich but failed to inform her it was laced with the drug, authorities said. Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for dose
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dose
Noun
  • But an increasing dependence on Ambien, and steady increases in dosages, led him to the brink of death in 2018.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 30 July 2026
  • Lindsay Clancy’s mental health worsened in December 2022 after a doctor increased her dosage of Seroquel, her former husband testified.
    Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 29 July 2026
Verb
  • An inside man—a warehouse security guard—would drug the tea (or coffee) of his coworkers to knock them out.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 July 2026
  • Becka is drugged and married off to Garth (Brad Alexander), the man Agnes is in love with.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 27 May 2026

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“Dose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dose. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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