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Recent Examples of dose
Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 15 Jan. 2026
The areas that received fog got a thick dose.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2025
Some research has linked a daily 500 mg dose with improved cognition, mood, and rheumatoid arthritis symptoms.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 16 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Speak with a healthcare provider, pharmacist, or other medical professional before taking high-dose ginger alone or with other dietary supplements.
—Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 15 Jan. 2026
The areas that received fog got a thick dose.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
Verb
Those mothers are recommended, in discussion with a medical provider, to delay the initial dose to at least 2 months of age.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2025
Some research has linked a daily 500 mg dose with improved cognition, mood, and rheumatoid arthritis symptoms.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 16 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dose
Noun
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The effects of supplements vary from person to person and depend on many variables, including type, dosage, frequency of use, and interactions with current medications.—
Kirstyn Hill,
Health,
13 Jan. 2026
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This is the maximum dosage recommended per 24 hours.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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In The Bone Temple, Samson develops an unexpected kinship with Kelson, who learns how to drug the alpha into a more docile state.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
16 Jan. 2026
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The eldest Seawater recalled the conversation in This Is the Zodiac Speaking, sharing that Allen admitted to drugging him and Connie in Riverside and molesting his younger sister.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
20 Dec. 2025
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“Dose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dose. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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