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Definition of dosenext

dose

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Recent Examples of dose
Noun
Consistency mattered more than dose size. Allison Palmer june 4, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026 Get your daily dose of health and medicine every weekday with STAT’s free newsletter Morning Rounds. Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 3 June 2026
Verb
That includes the removal of a universal recommendation for a hepatitis B vaccine dose at birth, despite no evidence of any safety concerns or any benefit to delaying the dose. Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 19 May 2026 Of those sickened, 92% were unvaccinated or had an unknown vaccine status, and an additional 4% had only received one MMR dose. Finch Walker, USA Today, 13 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for dose
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dose
Noun
  • Depending on dosage, the cost of Foundayo on the Lilly’s DTC platform is between $149 and $349 a month; for the injectable Zepbound the range is $299 to $449.
    Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • Thyroid medication dosages also sometimes need to be adjusted.
    Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026
Verb
  • On April 12, former congressman Swalwell, 45, suspended his campaign for governor of California after multiple women accused him of inappropriate behavior ranging from sending lewd, unwanted messages to drugging, raping and choking them.
    Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
  • The four-parter includes in-depth interviews with people close to Combs, from childhood friends to business associates, as well as Joi Dickerson-Neal, who accused the rapper-actor-mogul of drugging and raping her in the 1990s.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 12 May 2026

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“Dose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dose. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.

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