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verb

past tense of drug

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of drugged
Adjective
She was being abused—beaten, drugged, denied money—but trafficked? Longreads, 18 Dec. 2024 The lawsuit alleges Combs and Carter served her a drugged drink at a Video Music Awards afterparty, repeatedly raping her while an unnamed female celebrity watched—which Carter has strongly denied. Conor Murray, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024 In recent years, driver's license revocations for drugged driving rose 65 percent and fatal DUI crashes increased over 50 percent. Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024 The drugged reptiles had been outfitted with their gear and constrained by containers that resembled huge, long coolers with removable wire-mesh tops and collapsible doors in the front. Jeff Vandermeer, WIRED, 22 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for drugged
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drugged
Adjective
  • Require consent to perform an intimate examination on an anesthetized or unconscious patient, except under limited circumstances, according to an amendment to the bill.
    Max Filby, The Enquirer, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Kwong’s secretary complained more than a decade ago that her boss would remark on the grooming of anesthetized patients’ pubic hair, The Times previously reported.
    Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2024
Verb
  • Many of the 29 survivors were hospitalized, including two children, the spokesperson said.
    Lauren Peller, ABC News, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Both remained hospitalized Thursday, the sheriff’s office said.
    Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 26 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Despite her obvious dedication to Football Sundays—and the occasional games held on Mondays and Saturdays—Swift has not attended a single away game since the 2024 Super Bowl.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 5 Jan. 2025
  • In November, the actress attended the 2024 Miami Film Festival in another monochromatic look, this time by Brunello Cucinelli.
    Hannah Malach, WWD, 5 Jan. 2025

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“Drugged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drugged. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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