drugs 1 of 2

noun

plural of drug
as in medications
a substance or preparation used to treat disease prescribed a drug to treat the bacterial infection

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verb

present tense third-person singular of drug
as in doses

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Recent Examples of drugs
Noun
And the core patents on blockbuster weight-loss drugs like Wegovy will expire in the early 2030s, meaning generic versions will likely hit the market soon after. — Dr. Bowman Heiden, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026 The drugs are prescribed for a growing number of conditions and come with a range of side effects. — Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 10 Oct. 2026 Men shouted abuse from car windows or tried to bribe him with money, drugs, even girlfriends. — Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026 However, there was not enough evidence to draw clear conclusions on whether free drug samples and other promotions affect decisions to place specific drugs on hospital formularies. — Ed Silverman, STAT, 9 Oct. 2026 Last week, Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike survived after prison officials injected her with two rounds of lethal drugs. — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026 Shoppers who are shedding pounds from drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro are buying new clothes at a rapid pace. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026 According to Miltenberg, Doe kissed his client first and did not see her drinking alcohol or doing drugs. — Michael Ruiz , Bryan Llenas, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026 Lee then paused all executions after acknowledging the state had failed to ensure its lethal injection drugs were properly tested. — Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drugs
  1. medications
  2. doctors
  3. medicines
  4. nurses
  5. remedies
  6. medicinals
Noun
  • But drugs requiring refrigeration, including some diabetes medications, and cancer treatments are particularly difficult to obtain.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
  • By combining the two medications, EloraTZP is designed to build on the effects of tirzepatide while introducing a complementary mechanism for controlling food intake.
    — Mike McRae October 09, New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of medications
Verb
  • After her godson doctors her résumé, Maya lands a C-suite job at a beauty company and almost immediately makes an enemy out of the boss’ daughter.
    — James Mercadante, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Definition of doctors
Noun
  • There are several over-the-counter medicines labeled only in Spanish.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The government hopes entrepreneurs can import medicines, as private businesses already do with food and fuel.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of medicines
Verb
  • At the family estate, Sybylla, who nurses inchoate hopes of becoming a writer, is to be remade into a suitable wife.
    — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Ultimately, Etna’s closest bond is with the itinerant medic Hong who nurses his emaciated, shrapnel-scarred body.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of nurses
Noun
  • The report poses several questions for congressional consideration, including whether lawmakers are getting enough information from the Pentagon on the losses to determine effects and remedies.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Critics decried the deal as capitulating to corporate pressure and said the remedies were too weak.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of remedies
Noun
  • Others have a more functional endeavor, foraging for food or medicinals.
    — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of medicinals

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“Drugs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drugs. Accessed 16 Oct. 2026.

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