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Lauran Neergaard, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025
In Argentina, there was a 12% drop in kids getting their first dose of the measles vaccine.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 24 June 2025
Tor Constantino, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
The most common adverse effect that DiStefano observed are dosing errors.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 23 May 2025
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Noun
Kids today are exposed to fewer antigens — immune-revving components — than their grandparents despite getting more doses, because of improved vaccine technology, said Dr. Paul Offit, a vaccine expert at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
—Lauran Neergaard, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025
In Argentina, there was a 12% drop in kids getting their first dose of the measles vaccine.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 24 June 2025
Verb
Most control group participants are dosed with placebos or sugar pills – without their knowledge or the clinical investigators’ – to create a reliable baseline for the real medicine to perform against.
—Tor Constantino, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
The most common adverse effect that DiStefano observed are dosing errors.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dose
Noun
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By contrast, a monthly dosage is easier to stick with, and can potentially be made available more easily to patients in remote areas where medical supplies are delivered less frequently.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
25 June 2025
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Amgen plans to proceed with Phase 3 trials, initiating patients on a lower dosage that will gradually increase with an eight-week dose escalation period.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
Verb
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Rumors about drugging with needles began to swirl following the deadly Astroworld Festival crowd rush back in 2021, though those reports would subsequently prove to be unfounded.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
23 June 2025
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One former hockey player says Strauss drugged him under the guise of providing medical care, and then subsequently raped him.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2025
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“Dose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dose. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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