drugging

verb

present participle of drug
as in dosing

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  1. attending
  2. hospitalizing
  3. treating
  4. nursing
Verb
  • During the meeting, a handful of people looked at their laptops, with those attending in person sitting around a nearly empty oval table in the board’s conference room.
    — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 14 July 2026
  • Other simple positive actions include attending events with writers at local bookstores, getting involved with and supporting the local library or literary arts center, and sharing the joy of reading with the people in our lives.
    — Jen Benka, Time, 14 July 2026
Definition of attending
Verb
  • Lillian once fought back with an iron skillet and beat Q unconscious, hospitalizing him.
    — Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 1 June 2026
  • In July, a small plane flying into the airport crashed into a tree in a Pembroke Pines neighborhood, hospitalizing two adults and two teens.
    — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026
Definition of hospitalizing
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  • Modern medicine Researchers have studied the use of the berry in treatments involving the liver, heart, eyes, and immune system, as well as in treating and preventing diabetes, high cholesterol levels, and heart disease.
    — Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 July 2026
  • Powdery Mildew or Root Rot Minor cases of powdery mildew and root rot can sometimes be fixed by adjusting watering schedules and treating petunias with an organic fungicide.
    — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 14 July 2026
Definition of treating
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  • Fiji's Selestino Ravutaumada was nursing the rolling ball when Adams reached between his legs and touched it down for a try.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
  • The Americans, playing in front of a frenzied crowed on home soil in the San Francisco Bay Area, were down a man and nursing a 1-0 lead.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of nursing
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