medicate

Example Sentences

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Scott-Wright suggested placing him to sleep on his front, says Emily, and that she should medicate her son for reflux - despite Scott-Wright not seeing the baby during the consultation.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Unfortunately, alpha-synuclein has proven an especially challenging protein to medicate due to its unruly, disorganized form and lack of clear druggable structures, Disney added.

From Science Daily • Jan. 9, 2024

But even after getting a diagnosis, Hutchings says the response was to "medicate someone, put them in the corner, and hope they get 'better.'"

From Salon • Nov. 29, 2023

In Huxley’s novel, people are addicted to entertainment and medicate themselves with the fictional drug “soma.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 14, 2023

When they said I was depressed, she refused to let them medicate me.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson