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Recent Examples of drugged
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
Minnelli writes that Garland would remain in bed for days, depressed and heavily drugged.
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Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
One drugged and raped his own wife according to Pelicot’s instructions and offered her to Pelicot; another proposed his mother as a prospective victim.
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Gaby Wood,
Vogue,
21 Feb. 2026
Not with the quietness of a disease already in her brain; not drugged and almost constantly sleeping.
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Molly Aitken,
New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
Igor, for his part, is the sort of hero who, unless he is tied up, drugged or hit from behind, will get the best of any opponent; even one with a gun.
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Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
Minnelli writes that Garland would remain in bed for days, depressed and heavily drugged.
—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
One drugged and raped his own wife according to Pelicot’s instructions and offered her to Pelicot; another proposed his mother as a prospective victim.
—
Gaby Wood,
Vogue,
21 Feb. 2026
Not with the quietness of a disease already in her brain; not drugged and almost constantly sleeping.
—
Molly Aitken,
New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drugged
Adjective
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Future research could help clinicians guide the anesthetized brain toward a sleep-like state, rather than a coma-like one.
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But a new study of people in this state suggests the anesthetized brain still picks up sounds, words and even conversations.
Verb
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The driver, an adult man, was hospitalized with critical injuries, Metro Fire Capt.
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Rodríguez described scenes of children hospitalized with amputations and survivors grieving multiple family deaths.
Adjective
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The boy is stupefied, snot intermingling with the puke dripping from his mouth to his navel.
Verb
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Parker and Stone have frequented the restaurant recently but have not attended one of the 14 bargaining sessions with Actor’s Equity, according to Shields.
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Dancer/choreographer Kameron Saunders, a University of Missouri-Kansas City alum who toured with Swift on the Eras Tour, attended with his brother, Khalen Saunders, an NFLer who played with the Chiefs from 2019 to 2022.
Adjective
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The dilemma of a dip becoming too warm becomes a non-issue with a chilled dip keeper.
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First up, a light and lovely starter course of chilled soup.
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“Drugged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drugged. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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