performance-enhancing

[ per-fawr-muh ns en-han-sing, ‐en-hahn-sing ]

/ pərˈfɔr məns ɛnˌhæn sɪŋ, ‐ɛnˌhɑn sɪŋ /

adjective

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.

Origin of performance-enhancing

First recorded in 1975–1980

Words nearby performance-enhancing

performance appraisal, performance art, performance bond, performance indicator, performance test, performance-enhancing, performative, performing, performing arts, perfume, perfumer

Example sentences from the Web for performance-enhancing

The problem is, in significant measure, the result of a familiar phenomenon in sport: the abuse of performance-enhancing drugs.

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The Grateful Dead may be stripped of 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award if evidence of performance-enhancing drug use mounts.

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It was one of the greatest basketball games in the history of the universe, tainted by performance-enhancing drugs.

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Performance-enhancing drugs might give their users an unfair advantage over their unpilled peers.

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The basics are simple enough: there are three types of performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) out there.

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performance-enhancing

adjective

Origin of performance-enhancing

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Example sentences from the Web for performance-enhancing