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Recent Examples of drug
Noun
The lawsuit included depositions from 13 other women who came forward voluntarily with similar stories of being drugged and abused by Cosby. Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 23 July 2025 Muller bound and drugged the couple, before putting Huskins in Quinn’s car and taking her to his family’s cabin in South Lake Tahoe. Annie Goodykoontz follow, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2025
Verb
Otis says much of those funds go towards helping the Colombians fight the drug cartels. NPR, 21 Oct. 2025 Today, many women are offered drugs designed to target specific cancer cell mutations, sparing them unnecessary toxicity. Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 21 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for drug
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drug
Noun
  • Red yeast rice is a supplement touted as a way to lower cholesterol without prescription medication.
    Sarah Anzlovar, Verywell Health, 23 Oct. 2025
  • According to De La Torre, rosemary essential oil is as effective as minoxidil in a study comparing the two interventions used for six months, with rosemary oil having fewer side effects like the scalp itching associated with topical medications.
    Essence, Essence, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Administer the first hepatitis B vaccine dose at birth, for all infants, regardless of maternal status.
    Fiona Ma, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
  • If you’ve been infected at birth, getting the vaccine dose one month after will not prevent that infection.
    Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Inside, among international-food stalls and ethnic-clothing shops, is a family-medicine clinic that serves a largely refugee and immigrant community.
    Helen Ouyang, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Instead of ordering your mobile vets to administer medicine manually, erect a security camera and automate the process.
    Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This remedy involves adding 2 Tbsp.
    Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Additional letters will be sent once the final remedy is available, potentially in June 2026.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Once that’s achieved, cure again; then seal with the top coat.
    Laura Solla, Glamour, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The clip then smash-cuts to a scene of Bruce as a child listening to his parents fight in the next room, and we’re meant to understand that the joy and power that steams off of the stage is a cure for the pain of childhood wounds.
    Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 24 Oct. 2025

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“Drug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drug. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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