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Recent Examples of overdose
His attending doctor Conrad Murray was later jailed for involuntary manslaughter, for administering an overdose of propofol to his patient.
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Caroline Frost, Deadline, 15 June 2025
However, Ryan got impatient and cut the drugs with fentanyl to stretch them, leading to an overdose from one of his customers.
—Francesca Gariano, People.com, 14 June 2025
That’s more than alcohol, car accidents and drug overdoses combined.
—Markus Lindblad, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
Twenty-one California prisons — including two facilities near Folsom — are immediately suspending inmate visitations following spikes in drug overdoses and violent attacks on prisoners and officers, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials announced Thursday.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2025
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Caroline Frost, Deadline, 15 June 2025
However, Ryan got impatient and cut the drugs with fentanyl to stretch them, leading to an overdose from one of his customers.
—Francesca Gariano, People.com, 14 June 2025
That’s more than alcohol, car accidents and drug overdoses combined.
—Markus Lindblad, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
Twenty-one California prisons — including two facilities near Folsom — are immediately suspending inmate visitations following spikes in drug overdoses and violent attacks on prisoners and officers, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials announced Thursday.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overdose
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Today, the company focuses on securing land with surplus electricity — renewable, solar, wind, nuclear, grid or off-grid — and reliable internet connectivity.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
20 June 2025
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At the end of the Cryogenian, when the ice melted and the frozen continents thawed, a surplus of nutrient-rich meltwater flooded Earth.—
David Bressan,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Yet the Iceland international midfielder quickly came to be seen as a symbol of the regime’s financial excess and muddled thinking.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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Just after the plant finishes blooming, prune excess growth back to 6 inches.—
Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2025
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Part Rambo, part Aliens, Predator features the kind of glorious Reagan-era overkill typical of its blockbuster age, marrying shoot-’em-up spectacle to an ingenious narrative hook.—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
9 June 2025
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Mindful of potential overkill, or of drowning out Simon’s fragile voice, the collective let the arrangements breathe and valued the spaces between notes.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2025
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Afterward, Ye was seated in the front row of overflow room 23B, watching the monitor with his bodyguards.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
17 June 2025
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For approximately 15 minutes, West, his entourage, and Combs' son were alone in the overflow room with four court officers.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
13 June 2025
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Panthers general manager Bob Clarke, president Bill Torrey and coach Roger Neilson knew there wouldn’t be a surfeit of offensive talent in the expansion draft.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
19 June 2025
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Image Image In cities across the country, more office buildings have been turned into housing, as officials clamor to solve for the mismatch between a surfeit of outdated office buildings and a lack of housing.—
Ellen Rosen,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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This same oversupply is leading prices to fall and new construction projects to be cut down.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 June 2025
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Both platinum and palladium seem likely to continue outperforming as a decade of oversupply gives way to signs of a shortage developing.—
Tim Treadgold,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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The prey robot was programmed to move only once per trial run but each time at different amplitudes.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
Ars Technica,
18 Mar. 2025
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Part of the model processed the pulse signal to identify if the amplitude dropped and if the accelerometer detected any movement.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Overdose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overdose. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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