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
Panashe Matemba-Mutasa, Mercury News, 16 June 2026
Beyond the more familiar terrain of diabetics, IVF patients, people using hormone therapy, and intravenous users of illicit drugs, people have been turning themselves into lab rats for new wellness frontiers.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 16 June 2026
Anita Chabria, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026
The arrest follows an undercover investigation by CNN into online networks of men teaching each other how to drug and rape their partners.
—Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
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Noun
The model will require large-scale datasets that track how cells respond to drugs and genetic changes, along with validation across a wider range of tissues and diseases.
—Panashe Matemba-Mutasa, Mercury News, 16 June 2026
Beyond the more familiar terrain of diabetics, IVF patients, people using hormone therapy, and intravenous users of illicit drugs, people have been turning themselves into lab rats for new wellness frontiers.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 16 June 2026
Verb
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
The arrest follows an undercover investigation by CNN into online networks of men teaching each other how to drug and rape their partners.
—Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drug
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But getting Canada to sell medications to Colorado depends on supply.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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If your dog goes with you for outdoor activities, give it a bath and then apply tick medication.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
Verb
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The 2019 cycling study found that the same caffeine dose produced a noticeably smaller ergogenic effect after a few weeks of daily intake, which is the cue many people use to start a reset.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2026
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The volume of crystalline API needed to dose 450 million patients with the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine would fill just two milk gallon jugs, Asparouhov said.—
Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
9 June 2026
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The war displaced most of the Palestinian population of more than 2 million, left large parts of the territory in rubble and created widespread shortages of food, medicine and other basic supplies asGaza’s border crossings — all but one controlled by Israel — were shut.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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These families are already choosing between food and a roof over their heads, utilities, medicine and transportation.—
Michael Farver,
Sun Sentinel,
14 June 2026
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Most creditors must first sue you, obtain a judgment and pursue legal collection remedies.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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The Big 12 seeks several remedies, including a declaration that Paxton’s threats amount to a violation of the First Amendment.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
15 June 2026
Noun
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Hoping for a future, a cure, and an end to brain cancer.—
Brian Hackney,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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But there is no guarantee here, because there's no cure yet for Alzheimer's.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 June 2026
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“Drug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drug. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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