stimulant
Example Sentences
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“It is a terrific stimulant of a sense of urgency.”
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
Current treatments for attention disorders typically increase excitatory signaling in prefrontal brain circuits using stimulant medications.
From Science Daily • Jan. 2, 2026
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
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 was very tired, but sometimes fatigue can be a stimulant and a compulsion.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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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