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
Sean Neumann, People.com, 22 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
Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
Their calls to abolish those search warrants joined the nationwide movement triggered by the 2020 police shooting of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman killed in Louisville, Kentucky, during a flawed drug investigation.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
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Noun
The children were allegedly drugged and brought to the bunker, according to a report by WBRC, which also described the bunker as a local storm shelter.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 22 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
The Trump administration told Newsweek that all ICE recruits are required to go through medical screening, drug screening and complete a physical fitness test.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
Their calls to abolish those search warrants joined the nationwide movement triggered by the 2020 police shooting of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman killed in Louisville, Kentucky, during a flawed drug investigation.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drug
Noun
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Tyrion received medication to reduce inflammation for a few weeks, but there was no injury or surgery to recover from—only the need to adapt to life as a paralyzed dog.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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During the early 20th century, bromide salts were available in an array of over-the-counter medications aimed at issues like anxiety, insomnia, and hysteria.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Loyal dosed its first patient, an 11-year-old whippet named Boo, at the Animal Hospital of Dauphin County in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in December 2023.—
Amy Feldman,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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But in the case of an emergency C-section, there may not be any time to stop, reevaluate, and dose extra meds.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
16 July 2025
Noun
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By the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s, some areas of medicine, such as psychiatry, would face increasing criticism, including from social movements representing women and LGBT people.—
Time,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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When Alec Flynn was in college, the comedian began using standup as a form of medicine to help with depression.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Letters describing the saftey risk are to be sent Aug. 25 and follow up letters are to be sent when a remedy is available.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
4 Aug. 2025
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Rebuilding an executive brand after an ugly headline takes messy phone calls, late-night revisions and the nerve to admit the first dozen remedies flopped in public view.—
Jon Michail,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In the series, which has now garnered hundreds of thousands of likes on the platform, Kaitlin shares information about her daughter’s health status, information about the disease and updates in the national search for a cure.—
Luke Chinman,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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There is no cure for chikungunya, and treatment depends on the management of symptoms.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Drug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drug. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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