performance-enhancing

[ per-fawr-muhns en-han-sing, ‐en-hahn-sing ]

adjective

1. noting or relating to a drug or other substance used to improve one's performance in a sport or other activity requiring strength, stamina, etc.:

   The use of performance-enhancing steroids by athletes is banned.

Word History and Origins

Origin of performance-enhancing¹

First recorded in 1975–1980

Example Sentences

Bonds, the only seven-time most valuable player in major league history, and Clemens, the only seven-time Cy Young winner, were both linked to the use of performance-enhancing drugs.

From Los Angeles Times

Ryan Garcia was suspended for a year by the New York State Athletic Commission on Thursday after he tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs.

From Los Angeles Times

Eleven days later, the Voluntary Anti-Doping Assn. determined that Garcia had tested positive for Ostarine, a performance-enhancing drug that can stimulate muscle growth, the day before and the day of the fight.

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When these teams met in the 2022 playoffs, the Padres were without Tatis, who was serving a suspension for testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance.

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But Sunday, his first game with the Rams after serving a two-game suspension for violating the NFL’s performance-enhancing substances policy in 2023, will be the first time he will see former 49ers teammates for a game.

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