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Recent Examples of dose
Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
The results suggest an up to 36-milligram dose of Eli Lilly's pill may be more effective at treating diabetes patients than an up to 14-milligram dose of oral semaglutide, which is already approved under the name Rybelsus for Type 2 diabetes.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 28 July 2025
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
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Noun
But things changed that year when a dose was approved for newborns.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
The results suggest an up to 36-milligram dose of Eli Lilly's pill may be more effective at treating diabetes patients than an up to 14-milligram dose of oral semaglutide, which is already approved under the name Rybelsus for Type 2 diabetes.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
The quartet began as astronauts, who were forever changed when dosed with cosmic rays on their journey to space.
—Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 28 July 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dose
Noun
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The standard supplement dosage is three to five grams of creatine per day.—
Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
8 Sep. 2025
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In nearby Duval County, dosage rates reached 95%, with more than 65% of academic outcomes achieved.—
Raymond Pierce,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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
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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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“Dose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dose. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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