as in medication
a substance or preparation used to treat disease
prescribed a drug to treat the bacterial infection
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Recent Examples of drug
Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 17 Feb. 2026
In a 2019 memoir, Davis detailed his rise in the South Side Crips and acknowledged signing a federal cooperation agreement tied to a drug case in Los Angeles.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2026
Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
In The Bone Temple, Samson develops an unexpected kinship with Kelson, who learns how to drug the alpha into a more docile state.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Hansen compared drug traffickers to multinational corporations.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 17 Feb. 2026
In a 2019 memoir, Davis detailed his rise in the South Side Crips and acknowledged signing a federal cooperation agreement tied to a drug case in Los Angeles.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2026
Verb
Prosecutors allege that Oren, Tal and Alon Alexander showered victims with free travel and luxury accommodations before drugging and raping them in vacation destinations such as the Hamptons.
—Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
In The Bone Temple, Samson develops an unexpected kinship with Kelson, who learns how to drug the alpha into a more docile state.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drug
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Guthrie was last seen on January 31 and is believed to have been abducted from her secluded home without her phone or critical medications.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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There has been no proof of life provided for the 84-year-old, and family has expressed concern about her health because she was kidnapped without her medication.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Children get the first MMR dose at 12 to 15 months and the second dose at 4 to 6 years.—
Sara Moniuszko,
USA Today,
9 Feb. 2026
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Experts say another common and often overlooked limitation of anticoagulants is that even with the newer generation of the drugs, doctors need to take care to prescribe the appropriate drug and dose for a patient.—
David Cox,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Jade is a plant and a stone, with connotations of balance and healing and wellness in Eastern medicine.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
15 Feb. 2026
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Kara Rood, a maternal fetal medicine physician at the Ohio State University who isn't contributing to the trial, feels similarly encouraged by the early results.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The bill also gives the legal right to anyone who is harmed by such material to seek a remedy and bring an action against the entity that distributed the material.—
Mohamed Suliman,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2026
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In particular, the Justice Department is pressing for stiffer remedies in a verdict against Google over an alleged advertising monopoly.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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There are treatments but no cure, the neurologist will tell you.—
Elizabeth Bruenig,
The Atlantic,
12 Feb. 2026
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Maybe the speed of the infection had something to do with the efficacy of the cure?—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Drug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drug. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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