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Examples of megadose in a Sentence
He took megadoses of vitamin C.
Recent Examples on the Web
Logging on already provides a daily megadose of paranoia (mass surveillance), epistemic vertigo (deepfakes), and fremdschämen (thirstposting).
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Meghan O'Gieblyn, Wired, 16 Sep. 2020
The play encapsulated so many of the defining football characteristics Bernard brought to the Bengals that year (and years since): elusivity, creativity, electricity, relentlessness and a megadose of fun.
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Paul Dehner Jr., Cincinnati.com, 27 June 2018
Perhaps a megadose of LSD, or a shroom trip, or one more ayahuasca ceremony will finally heal me.
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Stuart Leach, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2018
Arkansas’ protocol calls for a 500-miligram megadose of midazolam.
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Washington Post, 26 Apr. 2017
The network has been turning politics into sport for nearly 20 years: Zucker just gave the model a megadose of steroids.
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New York Times, 21 Apr. 2017
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Word History
First Known Use
1971, in the meaning defined above
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Cite this Entry
“Megadose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/megadose. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
Kids Definition
megadose
noun
mega·dose
-ˌdōs
: a large dose (as of a vitamin)
Medical Definition
megadose
noun
mega·dose
-ˌdōs
: a large dose (as of a vitamin)
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