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Recent Examples of doses
ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
While patients with diabetes take doses that increase every four weeks, microdosing entails using a low-level dose that doesn’t go up.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Four doses of the polio vaccine or three if the third dose was given after the age of 4.
—Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Two doses are 97% effective against measles, while one dose is 93% effective.
—Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2025
Noun
Some childhood vaccines require multiple doses—MMR is given in two doses, and DTaP is a five-dose series, for example.
—ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
While patients with diabetes take doses that increase every four weeks, microdosing entails using a low-level dose that doesn’t go up.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Four doses of the polio vaccine or three if the third dose was given after the age of 4.
—Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Two doses are 97% effective against measles, while one dose is 93% effective.
—Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doses
Noun
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In developed countries, there are no set dosages for treating a vitamin A deficiency that presents without any major symptoms.—
Laura Schober,
Health,
25 Sep. 2025
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In clinical trials, higher dosages resulted in more side effects.—
Jessica Swirble,
Verywell Health,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In 2024, Detroit Free Press' Georgea Kovanis shared her experiences spending a year, along with photographer Mandi Wright, with Amanda, a woman addicted to drugs who is helping others like her, distributing harm reduction items that have saved lives.—
Detroit Free Press staff,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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So far, five boats believed to be carrying drugs have been intercepted in the Caribbean, with the death toll now rising to 21.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Doses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doses. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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