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stimulant

[stim-yuh-luhnt] / ˈstɪm yə lənt /


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For decades, stimulant medications have been thought to work by directly influencing brain regions responsible for attention.

From Science Daily • Dec. 29, 2025

OpenAI noted that the woman in the case study said she was prone to “magical thinking,” and was on an antidepressant and a stimulant and had gone long stretches without sleep before her hospitalizations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

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

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

It gave me a curious satisfaction, it acted upon me like a stimulant.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier




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