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dose

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verb

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Recent Examples of dose
Noun
The assessment is the latest dose of bad news for coral reefs, which are critical sources for seafood and tourism and often serve as buffers from coastal erosion and storms. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026 It was opened three minutes later, presumably so that the witnesses could see the effects of a second, backup dose. — Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026
Verb
Of those, 94% were in unvaccinated people or people with an unknown vaccination status, while 3% occurred in people who had received one MMR dose. — Finch Walker, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 The latest findings indicated the vest could reduce an astronaut’s radiation dose by about 60% in a solar storm as fierce as the one in 1972 and by nearly 40% in a calamity mirroring 1989. — Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dose
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dose
Noun
  • Given the lack of research, there’s also no official dosage for estrogen cream.
    — Ashley Abramson, Allure, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Prices range from $149 to $699 depending on the medication and dosage.
    — Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • But many visitors, like Mark, don’t report the criminals who drug and almost kill them.
    — Mattha Busby, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026
  • 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

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“Dose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dose. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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