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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

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

When he was 11, Tyrell Cooley was taking a very high dose of Concerta, along with guanfacine, sometimes used as an adjunct to a stimulant, at night.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 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

Tea it might as well be called; brewed from roasted permgrain, orsh is a brown, sweetsour drink, strong in vitamins A and C, sugar, and a pleasant stimulant related to lobeline.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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