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stimulant

[stim-yuh-luhnt] / ˈstɪm yə lənt /


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Caffeine acts as a muscle stimulant and can increase heart rate in some people.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

Clinicians call this the “prescribing cascade”: An antidepressant causes insomnia, so a sleep aid is added; a stimulant causes irritability, so a mood stabilizer follows.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

“It is a terrific stimulant of a sense of urgency.”

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

So, Gomez sent them home with an antibiotic and an appetite stimulant.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2025

He reached for the week-old paper and read again the letter that was the great tonic and stimulant of the day: Hd Qrs.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt




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