: the use of a substance (such as an anabolic steroid or erythropoietin) or technique (such as blood doping) to illegally improve athletic performance
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increased efforts to detect doping at the Olympic Games
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Sinner was playing in his first tournament since winning the Australian Open in January after serving a three-month doping ban, but the 23-year-old already looks close to his best.
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Matias Grez, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
Sinner had come back seamlessly from a three-month doping ban, while Alcaraz was coming off three clay finals in a row.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
Sinner won a bizarre semifinal in his first tournament back from a three-month doping ban, while Alcaraz triumphed in a sloppy duel.
—Sam Settleman, New York Times, 17 May 2025
Its 82nd edition was supposed to be all about the return of world No. 1 Jannik Sinner after a three-month doping ban.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
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Matias Grez, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
Sinner had come back seamlessly from a three-month doping ban, while Alcaraz was coming off three clay finals in a row.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
Sinner won a bizarre semifinal in his first tournament back from a three-month doping ban, while Alcaraz triumphed in a sloppy duel.
—Sam Settleman, New York Times, 17 May 2025
Its 82nd edition was supposed to be all about the return of world No. 1 Jannik Sinner after a three-month doping ban.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
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“Doping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doping. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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doping
noun
dop·ing
ˈdō-piŋ 
: the use of a substance (such as an anabolic steroid or erythropoietin) or technique (such as blood doping) to improve athletic performance and that is typically banned in competitive sports
… nearly two dozen athletes … have been banned from the Olympics in the last two weeks for doping violations.—Philip Hersh, The Chicago Tribune
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