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Recent Examples of medicate
The varied usage of the comical veteran quarterback could be an indication that Giants interim coach Mike Kafka is heavily medicated.
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Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 28 Nov. 2025
Dear, who was charged in 2019 in federal court, became entangled in a legal battle over whether he could be medicated for his mental illness, delusional disorder, against his will.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 26 Nov. 2025
There is a medical crisis — some characters medicate themselves to be happy, others turn to drugs.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 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
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Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 28 Nov. 2025
Dear, who was charged in 2019 in federal court, became entangled in a legal battle over whether he could be medicated for his mental illness, delusional disorder, against his will.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 26 Nov. 2025
There is a medical crisis — some characters medicate themselves to be happy, others turn to drugs.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medicate
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Respect yourself by choosing quality items over the cheapest possible options, then treat those purchases with care.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Hong Kong and Beijing, however, say Lai received a fair trial and all are treated equally under the national security law that has restored order to the city since mass pro-democracy protests in 2019.—
Reuters 8 hr ago,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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In a ceremony at the National Congress in the coastal city of Valparaíso and attended by dozens of heads of state, Kast and his Cabinet took the oaths of office after a landslide victory in the 2025 elections.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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The group decided to attend the dinner but not post about it on social media.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Holmgren tied a career high with six 3-pointers and Lu Dort added 16 points for the Thunder, who recovered after the Knicks took the lead with a 40-point third quarter, going back ahead early in the fourth and nursing a small advantage the rest of the way.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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James is nursing a shoulder ailment.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Medicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medicate. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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