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
Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2025
President Trump has long called for escalating the U.S. drug war against Mexican cartels and wants tougher penalties for dealers selling fentanyl and other street drugs in American communities.
—Brian Mann, NPR, 31 May 2025
Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025
The plan to drug the cake, while brilliant, did have one flaw: What if a commander (or 10!) didn’t eat it?
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 16 May 2025
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Noun
Table of emojis used to represent drugs on social media
Table with 2 columns and 17 rows.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2025
President Trump has long called for escalating the U.S. drug war against Mexican cartels and wants tougher penalties for dealers selling fentanyl and other street drugs in American communities.
—Brian Mann, NPR, 31 May 2025
Verb
Joi Dickerson-Neal accused Combs in a lawsuit of drugging and raping her in 1991, recording the attack and then distributing the footage without her consent.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025
The plan to drug the cake, while brilliant, did have one flaw: What if a commander (or 10!) didn’t eat it?
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drug
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The article says that Harket has been dealing with the condition through medication and through advanced brain surgery at the Mayo Clinic.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
4 June 2025
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This means nurses can focus their energy on what matters most – caring for patients – while robots handle tasks such as delivering medication or guiding visitors around the hospital.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
4 June 2025
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Most control group participants are dosed with placebos or sugar pills – without their knowledge or the clinical investigators’ – to create a reliable baseline for the real medicine to perform against.—
Tor Constantino,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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The most common adverse effect that DiStefano observed are dosing errors.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
23 May 2025
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The 2025 survey polled more than 1,300 physician offices looking at average wait time among six specialties: obstetrics/gynecology, cardiology, orthopedic surgery, dermatology, gastroenterology, and family medicine.—
Bruce Japsen,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Israel also blocked all food, medicine and fuel from entering Gaza for 2½ months before letting a trickle of aid enter last week, after experts' warnings of famine and pressure from some of Israel's top allies.—
WAFAA SHURAFA,
Arkansas Online,
26 May 2025
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After a decision comes down, Google is expected to file a request for a stay of the remedies.—
Jaclyn Diaz,
NPR,
30 May 2025
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Hopefully, a remedy is finally on the way in the form of crossplay.—
David Jagneaux,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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This includes research for studying biotic resistance, identifying the earliest precursors of breast cancer, breaking barriers to deliver effective drugs for Alzheimer's disease, studying microbial evolution and researching cures for ALS.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
29 May 2025
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The foundation also works to find a cure to epilepsy and end SUDEP (sudden unexpected death in epilepsy).—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
28 May 2025
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“Drug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drug. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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