drugging

present participle of drug

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for drugging
Verb
  • More important than even the connections that are made between the mentors and the mentees here are actually the relationships made among the people who are attending.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The lawsuits allege that Ouellette, who was 18 at the time, bought alcohol at Edgewood before attending a party at the Schultz Corporation, where multiple witnesses in the criminal trial testified that there was underage drinking.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 10 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Last year, a grizzly attacked a school group in Bella Coola, hospitalizing three students and a teacher.
    — Victoria Bisset, Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Over the summer, a salmonella outbreak linked to pumpkin seeds infected 81 people in France, hospitalizing six.
    — Erin Jones, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The crackdown prompted alarm among radicals as signs increasingly showed the government treating political violence as a product of organized networks, not just individual defendants.
    — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Investigations should examine eligibility rules, selection practices, and institutional relationships rather than treating every demographic disparity as proof of wrongdoing.
    — Ilya Shapiro, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • With Sam Darnold nursing a quad injury that could hold him out for a few weeks, the Seattle Seahawks are turning to former Broncos quarterback Drew Lock against the Arizona Cardinals.
    — Sam Jane, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Ahead of Wednesday night’s game against the Buffalo Sabres, Ridly Greig was nursing his own lower-body injury, and Tyler Kleven was too sick to play.
    — Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2026
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“Drugging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drugging. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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