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drugged

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verb

past tense of drug

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Recent Examples of drugged
Adjective
In fact, Dan (Penn Badgley) is the sole believer in the story that Serena was drugged. Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025 The drugged murderers are disassociated in every sense. Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025 The dude can work in Van Halen song titles or stupid words from drugged-out journalists on demand and on command. Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025 Then, Wes shows up with Jules Zoblonsky (John Ales), our resident creep who hangs around the scene, who not only put his hand up another hostess’s skirt, but also drugged Anna’s drink the night of her assault, as later confirmed by security camera footage. Andy Andersen, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for drugged
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drugged
Adjective
  • Other teams soon showed that astrocytes in dishes, brain slices, and even anesthetized animals responded to various neurotransmitters.
    Ingrid Wickelgren, Quanta Magazine, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The lyrics have the same anesthetized ennui as in emo rap and the new wave of online rock, but the beats are menacingly new and dead-set on defacing your consciousness.
    Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 17 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • She was hospitalized afterward for three days for injuries, the lawsuit states, and attempted suicide in following months.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The person was hospitalized and continued to be agitated and confused for 10 days, with blood calcium levels returning to normal after 18 days.
    Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • The boy is stupefied, snot intermingling with the puke dripping from his mouth to his navel.
    Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In support of the Fed’s independence, current and former Fed officials attended the oral arguments, including Fed Governor Michael Barr, former Fed Chair Ben Bernanke, and Powell himself.
    Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Two of her fellow teacher-in-space contenders - both retired now - attended a memorial ceremony last week as the families of the astronauts gathered back at the launch site.
    CBS News, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • For a chilled version, set the bowl of zabaglione inside a larger bowl filled with ice water.
    Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Lunch at Jardin Tropézina beach club leans Mediterranean and effortless, best enjoyed with chilled rosé.
    Amy Louise Bailey, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2026

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“Drugged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drugged. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.

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