medicating

present participle of medicate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for medicating
Verb
  • The new information suggested at least modest progress in an investigation into a killing that law enforcement was treating as the latest instance of political violence to convulse the United States across the ideological spectrum.
    Jesse Bedayn, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Breakthroughs like this new discovery give the field fresh momentum, offering hope that phages could one day join or even replace antibiotics in treating stubborn infections.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Ryan DeVries, who works in property management and volunteers as a first responder, left his firearm in his car before attending Kirk’s event, anticipating metal detectors.
    Rachel Wolf , Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Both parents frequently share photos on Facebook of the family attending sporting games together, spending holidays together and going on vacations.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Medicating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medicating. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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