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Recent Examples of medicate
Drummond, 55, polls her followers, The next clips reveals what's inside the boxes: dozens of Carmex medicated lip balms!
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Lawrence Yee, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Skaggs says that nearly 100 percent of her students who arrive at SOAR medicated for ADHD are able to stop their medications entirely.
—Kerry McDonald, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Allen seemed better around mid-April after he was medicated, Wala said.
—Ron Wilkins, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Apr. 2023
Others were being medicated indefinitely on mere suppositions of mental illness.
—Christopher Damien, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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Lawrence Yee, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Skaggs says that nearly 100 percent of her students who arrive at SOAR medicated for ADHD are able to stop their medications entirely.
—Kerry McDonald, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Allen seemed better around mid-April after he was medicated, Wala said.
—Ron Wilkins, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Apr. 2023
Others were being medicated indefinitely on mere suppositions of mental illness.
—Christopher Damien, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medicate
Verb
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The Wild Robot, based on a fantasy book series by Peter Brown, addresses adults who have lost their moral bearing and does so by treating the audience like kids.—
Armond White,
National Review,
26 Feb. 2025
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The man was treated at an area hospital for injuries, which were not caused by gunfire.—
Jason Green,
The Mercury News,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Despite the backlash, Gascón attended the ceremony, maintaining a presence at Hollywood's biggest night.—
Amanda Castro,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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The Academy postponed the 40th annual ceremony, initially scheduled for April 8, for two days so stars like Harry Belafonte, Diahann Carroll, Sammy Davis Jr., Louis Armstrong and Marlon Brando could attend King’s funeral in Atlanta.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
2 Mar. 2025
Verb
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One is being nursed back to health, but another was killed in the storm.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
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The young Liu also nursed aspirations of becoming a writer and honed his literary craft in his off hours.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Medicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medicate. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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