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adjective

Definition of druggednext
as in anesthetized

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verb

past tense of drug
as in hospitalized

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Recent Examples of drugged
Adjective
After the first injection, Plaintiff appeared drugged on camera. — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026 Maryam turned her back to me and soon drifted into a deep, drugged sleep. — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026 Minnelli writes that Garland would remain in bed for days, depressed and heavily drugged. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026 One drugged and raped his own wife according to Pelicot’s instructions and offered her to Pelicot; another proposed his mother as a prospective victim. — Gaby Wood, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for drugged
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drugged
  1. anesthetized
  2. hospitalized
  3. stupefied
  4. attended
  5. chilled
Adjective
  • Future research could help clinicians guide the anesthetized brain toward a sleep-like state, rather than a coma-like one.
    — Lucy Nemchek, Hartford Courant, 15 May 2026
  • But a new study of people in this state suggests the anesthetized brain still picks up sounds, words and even conversations.
    — Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 6 May 2026
Definition of anesthetized
Verb
  • As of Thursday night, 67 cases have been reported, and 12 people are hospitalized.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • While one person, later identified as 79-year-old Clifford Joseph Boisa, was confirmed deceased, 16 others were rescued, with three of them being hospitalized.
    — Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
Definition of hospitalized
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
Definition of stupefied
Verb
  • Cancinos attended a Dallas match on June 17 when England beat Croatia 4-2.
    — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 19 July 2026
  • Infantino attended the United States-Belgium match in Seattle that day before watching Switzerland face Colombia in Vancouver the following day.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
Definition of attended
Adjective
  • The dilemma of a dip becoming too warm becomes a non-issue with a chilled dip keeper.
    — Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 25 June 2026
  • First up, a light and lovely starter course of chilled soup.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 June 2026
Definition of chilled

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