stimulant
Example Sentences
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Current treatments for attention disorders typically increase excitatory signaling in prefrontal brain circuits using stimulant medications.
From Science Daily • Jan. 2, 2026
Of these, about 22,000 hectares are legal -- grown to be chewed as a stimulant, brewed into a tea thought to combat altitude sickness or used in religious rituals.
From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025
Treatment typically involved a prescription for a stimulant, such as Ritalin, but parents weren’t thrilled.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025
Caffeine is a stimulant that can make you feel more alert and less sleepy due to its effect on the brain and nervous system.
From BBC • Jul. 31, 2025
I would not have thought such a style of waiting a great stimulant to appetite.'
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
Vocabulary lists containing stimulant
Across Five Aprils
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Lesson 4
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Selection Vocabulary 2, Unit 6
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