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noun

ˈdrəg How to pronounce drug (audio)
Definition of drugnext
as in medication
a substance or preparation used to treat disease prescribed a drug to treat the bacterial infection

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verb

as in to dose

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Recent Examples of drug
Noun
She was later charged with seven counts, including driving under the influence of multiple substances, DUI drugs, DUI alcohol-less safe and improper stopping on a roadway, according to court records reviewed by USA TODAY. — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026 The hype about retatrutide has been building for years, ever since Lilly revealed results from a mid-stage study that suggested the drug might be more powerful than any weight-loss drug currently on the market. — Bloomberg, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
For most of the nearly 50 years since KRAS was first discovered, scientists struggled to effectively drug the cancer protein. — Angus Chen, STAT, 19 Apr. 2026 Lonna Drewes, the Beverly Hills model who came forward Tuesday with an accusation that Swalwell drugged and raped her in 2018, summed up the experience of many, many survivors. — Anita Chabria, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for drug
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drug
  1. medication
  2. dose
  3. medicine
  4. remedy
  5. cure
Noun
  • His plan also includes a $5,000 tax deduction for expenses related to a healthy lifestyle, such as gym memberships and GLP-1 medications.
    — Nathalie Marie Palacios, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • UChicago Medicine was also a clinical trial site for the recent study of the medication.
    — Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of medication
Verb
  • 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
  • Both phantoms were packed with thousands of dosimeters, tracking radiation dose over specific phases of the flight rather than just a cumulative total.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of dose
Noun
  • Our linen closet has long doubled as a medicine station — stocked with bronchodilators, pinworm pills, antiviral medication, pain relief patches, pulse oximeters and nebulizers, vials of Prednisone, even EpiPen injectors.
    — Allan Ripp, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • In Iran, the rate of inflation for food has soared by nearly 130% over the past 12 months, and people are having to buy food and medicine in installments, according to reports from Iranian media.
    — Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of medicine
Noun
  • The values of these goods, described as flowing through third countries to evade levies on imports and other trade remedies, are based on analysis from two government and three private-sector sources.
    — Laura Curtis, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Read that figure with caution, since Arcade writes the rubric and sells the remedy.
    — Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of remedy
Noun
  • Prepare To Win A go-live is no less than a battleground, and prevention always beats cure.
    — Komal Goyal, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The condition has no cure, but can be managed with medication and treatment.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of cure

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