drugging

Definition of druggingnext
present participle of drug

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for drugging
Verb
  • In the spring, the Sonnenalp also makes an ideal basecamp for attending the seminars, grand tastings, and indulgent winemaker dinners of Vail’s beloved food and wine festival, the Taste of Vail.
    Sarah Kuta, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Troupe was released from jail after posting $50,000 bail and has been attending alcohol-addiction meetings, per a judge’s order, court records show.
    Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Derek Borsody, a first-year medical student at UC, remains unconscious, unresponsive and in intensive care months after a balcony fell about 20 feet from a Stetson Street condominium, hospitalizing 10 people, according to a recent lawsuit filed in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court.
    David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Statewide, the virus seems to be hospitalizing more children than in past years, Graham said.
    Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Investors have largely shrugged off bouts of geopolitical brinkmanship, treating recent episodes, including the standoff over Greenland, as noise rather than a lasting risk.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Teams benefit most from treating an athlete’s symptoms, not tying recovery to external factors.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 26 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Huerter, who played under Brown’s Sacramento Kings, checked into the game for the Pistons in the fourth quarter with Detroit nursing a 30-point lead and made his first basket with his new team with just over six minutes left in the final frame.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Peterson suggested the Hornets intend on being cautious with White, who’s nursing a left calf strain.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Drugging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drugging. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.

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