medicating

Definition of medicatingnext
present participle of medicate

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medicating
Verb
  • Those artists were ironic and aloof, treating advertising and mass-media imagery as expressions of a broader fug of celebrity and consumerism.
    Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026
  • In order to access it, a licensed treating physician must submit a request to Revolution Medicines, where an institutional review board then looks it over.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 1 June 2026
Verb
  • Fear of family separation led immigrants like Yolanda to stop going to work, taking their children to school, and even attending medical appointments or buying food.
    Yuliana Montiel, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026
  • After Stagg convinces the leaders to postpone D-day, he is vindicated by a deluge of rain that arrives while everyone is attending church at Southwark House on June 5.
    Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
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“Medicating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medicating. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.

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