drugging

verb

present participle of drug
as in dosing

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  1. attending
  2. hospitalizing
  3. treating
  4. nursing
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  • Visitors attending the show can step aboard more than 150 sailboats and connect with more than 500 vendors showcasing marine electronics, rigging, safety equipment, apparel, accessories and services, a news release announced.
    — Michelle Richardson, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Although Kensington Palace has yet to officially announce her attendance, royals biographer Russell Myers says this marks a significant milestone for the couple, who have made a point of attending engagements together in recent weeks.
    — Katie Nicholl, Vanity Fair, 13 Oct. 2026
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  • Over the summer, a salmonella outbreak linked to pumpkin seeds infected 81 people in France, hospitalizing six.
    — Erin Jones, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
  • An overnight police chase in Miramar ended with a black SUV overturning into a Tesla dealership parking lot, injuring one and hospitalizing another, authorities say.
    — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of hospitalizing
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  • While practical, large-scale quantum computing remains a major engineering challenge, governments are increasingly treating the technology as a strategic capability rather than just a scientific pursuit.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
  • As usual, college football is treating us sports fans to some fantastic games on Saturday.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of treating
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  • In 2023, 32-year old Lauren Norris felt pain while nursing her youngest of three children.
    — Roni Robbins, AJC.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Jonathan Allen, a 10-year veteran who has contributed 12 tackles and two sacks in the season’s first four games, is nursing a knee injury that has kept him from participating in Cincinnati’s past two practices.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of nursing
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