placebo   Example Sentences
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pla·ce·bo  [pluh-see-boh for 1; plah-chey-boh for 2]
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Example Sentences
  • That's probably an exaggeration, or an example of the placebo effect.
  • They received either hydrocortisone treatment or a placebo in the two weeks after birth.
  • On one end of the spectrum would be the placebo effect.
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