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
But in a state where numerous local cartels make money not only from drugs but also from extortion, there are plenty of possibilities. — ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026 Along with finding treatments for a host of other serious diseases, Fauci was instrumental in making strides to fight AIDS, Ebola, MERS, SARS, swine flu, and in developing drugs to counteract bioterrorism after 9/11. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026 These include consumer staples like General Mills and Campbell's, challenged by GLP-1 drugs and weak financials. — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026 Initially, patients should have a thorough conversation with their physicians about the benefits and risks of GLP-1s — especially if patients are broadly healthy and are interested in the drugs for mostly cosmetic reasons. — Jessica Starr, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026 Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs NSAIDs are both prescription and OTC drugs that help treat fever, pain, and inflammation (swelling). — Karen Berger, Verywell Health, 14 Aug. 2026 Howe said coworkers described Lunceford as behaving unusually before the shooting, and an autopsy found no drugs or alcohol in his system. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2026 It will be used in combination with two other drugs, Darzalex and dexamethasone, to treat patients with multiple myeloma who have received at least one prior line of therapy. — Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 14 Aug. 2026 He is forbidden from having any contact with the victim, possessing any guns, and from possessing or consuming drugs or alcohol. — Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drugs
  1. medications
  2. doctors
  3. medicines
  4. nurses
  5. remedies
Noun
  • Recently, the company partnered with CVS Health to expand access to GLP-1 medications, boosting its direct-to-consumer weight management program.
    — Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
  • According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, the process involves hormone medications to stimulate egg development, monitoring through bloodwork and ultrasounds and an outpatient egg-retrieval procedure.
    — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 10 Aug. 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
  • The Consumer Healthcare Products Association warned of potential consequences of revising GRAS for dietary supplements and over-the-counter medicines.
    — Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Biosimilars are medicines made from living organisms called biologics.
    — Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of medicines
Verb
  • 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
  • Rachel dates a shoe store operator named Lou (Bob Hoskins), while Charlotte nurses a crush on her handsome young school bus driver and flirts with Catholicism to the chagrin of her Jewish mother.
    — David Faris, TheWeek, 17 July 2026
Definition of nurses
Noun
  • Finally, these regulators will need to develop substantive performance standards and metrics to fairly regulate different facets of these new technologies and to prescribe appropriate remedies that lead to meaningful accountability.
    — Michael Posner, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • It's become a world of quick and easy solutions for life's puzzling issues; seemingly solving them in 45 seconds or using household remedies.
    — John Shumway, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of remedies

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