- past participle of administer.
- past tense form of administer.
administered
Example Sentences
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In melanoma, her team discovered that immunotherapy works better when a combination of drugs is used, and when they are administered before any surgery to remove a tumour.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
The researchers also found that caffeine administered before sleep deprivation restored synaptic communication in the CA2 region and returned plasticity to normal levels.
From Science Daily • May 30, 2026
Both venues are National Park Service land and are administered by the agency.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
It was jointly administered by Australia, the United Kingdom and New Zealand before gaining independence in 1968.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
Starting around Christmas 1937, when he administered his first dose of a phosphorus radioisotope to a patient at the university medical center, John’s need for the substance became “insatiable,” Kamen recalled.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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