dope

We’ve already made fun of Eric Schmitt in this edition, and we will continue to do so later on, because it’s rare that someone is caught so red-handed being a dope.

From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2026

The dope is dopey, and it’s unfortunately only a foray into mushier territory.

From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026

American swimmer Hunter Armstrong has said he "definitely" doesn't want to dope for the games, adding: "I personally have taken pride in getting as far as I can on natural God-given talent."

From BBC ● May 23, 2026

“I was a dope for responding to that at all,” Tramo said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2026

“Then some dope would see us climbing up this thing and every cop for a hundred miles would be there when we were climbing down.”

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

But you might have no idea if you’ve been listening to hockey-ignorant media dopes like me lather attention on the incoming World Cup and the East Coast-pleasing, media-hub Knicks-Spurs NBA final.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026

It’s not much of a fight — and Josh isn’t much of a catch — but one of Dunham’s talents is her ability to capture the allure of heartbreakers, scuzzballs and dopes.

From New York Times ● Jul. 28, 2022

In a 2017 meeting at the Pentagon, he called his top generals “losers” and “a bunch of dopes and babies,” according to “A Very Stable Genius,” by Post reporters Philip Rucker and Carol D. Leonnig.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 6, 2020

"Shout-out to YouTubers who have been doing this for a long time and making us pros look like real dopes this week," he said in a recent segment.

From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2020

I asked them if they liked it, but do you think you could get an intelligent answer out of those three dopes?

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger

The head of the World Anti-Doping Agency said on Thursday he was "uncomfortable" with the presence at the 2026 Winter Olympics of the coach of the doped Russian skater Kamila Valieva.

From Barron's ● Feb. 5, 2026

The chemical composition of the crystals, plucked from rocks in Australia, hint that they formed from magmas doped with freshwater, a team of scientists argues.

From Science Magazine ● Apr. 30, 2024

An independent report, instigated by the ITIA, ruled Halep had "intentionally" doped and handed out a four-year ban.

From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2024

Doping may cause physical changes, but how the exciton complex -- a bound state of two positively-charged holes and one negatively-charged electron -- manifests in diamonds doped with boron has remained unconfirmed.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 27, 2024

Ross had not been doped; he had been awakened.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

And as City, which denies any wrongdoing, awaits an unprecedented penalty for financial doping, the scandal has rippled all the way to new Prime Minister Andy Burnham.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Moore, who has always denied intentionally doping, told BBC Sport after the ruling that the case has been a "nightmare".

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

At the 1988 Seoul Olympics, Boxer-Cahill finished fourth in the 1500m, behind a Russian athlete who was later banned for doping.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

This technique, called "doping," involves introducing a small amount of another material to produce specific properties.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026

After a few tense minutes, I began the long, meticulous process of preparing and doping a set of blue emitters.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss