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Recent Examples of dose
Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
Including beans not only ups the dish’s protein content but also adds a meaningful dose of fiber, which is beneficial for heart and gut health.
—Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 11 June 2026
Owen D. Jones, The Conversation, 26 May 2026
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
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Noun
Caffeine boosted cycling power output at first, but the advantage steadily shrank, and by the second and third weeks the same dose produced a smaller performance benefit.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
Including beans not only ups the dish’s protein content but also adds a meaningful dose of fiber, which is beneficial for heart and gut health.
—Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 11 June 2026
Verb
When a tumor starts to shrink, doctors dose less.
—Owen D. Jones, The Conversation, 26 May 2026
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dose
Noun
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Finding proper dosages of medication was key.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2026
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Once testing confirmed a viable path forward, Kenny had to reduce his testosterone dosage to a quarter of its usual amount and stop taking the blocker that had prevented both menstruation and pregnancy.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
6 June 2026
Verb
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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
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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 14 Jun. 2026.
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