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Recent Examples of medicate
The result is a nation quick to medicate but slow to mature, fluent in diagnoses yet struggling with resilience.
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Jonathan Alpert, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Sep. 2025
What’s worse is, Tommy’s father controls all of his supplements and appears to have been medicating his son for the disease for some time.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 22 Sep. 2025
This is something that any pet owner with a cat that is challenging to medicate needs to bring up with their veterinarian.
—Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Marvin is our dog—adorable, affectionate, anxious, liberally medicated.
—Mattie Kahn, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2025
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Jonathan Alpert, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Sep. 2025
What’s worse is, Tommy’s father controls all of his supplements and appears to have been medicating his son for the disease for some time.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 22 Sep. 2025
This is something that any pet owner with a cat that is challenging to medicate needs to bring up with their veterinarian.
—Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Marvin is our dog—adorable, affectionate, anxious, liberally medicated.
—Mattie Kahn, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medicate
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Mock was treated at a hospital for injuries before being booked into the Sedgwick County Jail.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Cancer immunotherapy is used to treat many common cancers, including breast, colon and bladder, and doctors want to know if the COVID shot might also help extend survival for those patients.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Twin Cities,
8 Nov. 2025
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All the victims were outside of the church and attending a funeral, according to local law enforcement authorities.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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The school board met in closed session on Wednesday to discuss the report of an incident that happened while Bulson was attending the National School Board Association Conference in New Orleans.—
Ashley Paul,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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The Rams nursed a slim three-point lead when both teams headed to their respective locker rooms at the end of the second quarter.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
11 Jan. 2026
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Long before he was spotted in the tunnel bent over to nurse his latest injury, Davis attempted to play through the injury.—
Mike Curtis,
Dallas Morning News,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Medicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medicate. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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