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Recent Examples of dose
Noun
But that huge exception is in the form of Michelle Yeoh, who supplies a healthy dose of star power to play the role of the titular devil child’s loving mother, Lady Yin. Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025 In cases of coronavirus exposure or symptoms, participants could increase the dose to five times daily for three days. New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
But in the case of an emergency C-section, there may not be any time to stop, reevaluate, and dose extra meds. Erica Sloan, SELF, 16 July 2025 These droplets are dosed with edible fluorescent molecules that glow under light. New Atlas, 13 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for dose
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dose
Noun
  • In nearby Duval County, dosage rates reached 95%, with more than 65% of academic outcomes achieved.
    Raymond Pierce, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • As a result, dosage levels are applied uniformly for all patients.
    Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Harrison claims to feel considerable guilt at not intervening when she was clearly drugged and being targeted by a predator.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2025
  • Afterward, many were drugged and taken onto planes, from which they were dumped into the Río de la Plata.
    Graciela Mochkofsky, New Yorker, 31 July 2025

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