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Recent Examples of medicate
The answer lies in a combination of outdated medical practices, gender biases in healthcare and a societal tendency to medicate rather than address the root causes of women’s distress.
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Ximena Araya-Fischel, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Apply medicated creams with clotrimazole or miconazole to the affected areas at night, rinsing off the next day in the shower.
—Sarah Bradley, Health, 23 Mar. 2025
Tim’s family information blackout is working so far, as is his attempt to medicate his way through the rest of the trip by stealing his wife’s Lorazepam.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025
Part of Jake’s constant distraction can be attributed to his ADHD, which he was diagnosed with and medicated for a few years ago.
—Hannah Seo, SELF, 22 Jan. 2025
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Ximena Araya-Fischel, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Apply medicated creams with clotrimazole or miconazole to the affected areas at night, rinsing off the next day in the shower.
—Sarah Bradley, Health, 23 Mar. 2025
Tim’s family information blackout is working so far, as is his attempt to medicate his way through the rest of the trip by stealing his wife’s Lorazepam.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025
Part of Jake’s constant distraction can be attributed to his ADHD, which he was diagnosed with and medicated for a few years ago.
—Hannah Seo, SELF, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medicate
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The man, who was from Cape Coral, Fla., sustained minor injuries and was treated by emergency medical personnel.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
9 May 2025
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The lesson is the same: chronic disease management doesn’t work if systems don’t talk, if data isn’t used and if patients are treated episodically rather than holistically.—
Boris Berat,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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In Manchester, the Glazers fly in and out on private jets and require security to attend games.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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Some states had laws prohibiting students with certain disabilities from attending public schools, according to the federal government’s own history.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
13 May 2025
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There was tension to endure soon after half-time as Sparta Rotterdam equalized against PSV while Ajax nursed a one-goal lead at home against FC Twente to give it temporary command over the table.—
Jeff Rueter,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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Eight hours later, Bickel was still there, nursing a beer on the patio while watching federal agents down the street walk in and out of the suspect’s house.—
Libor Jany,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2025
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“Medicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medicate. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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