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 illegally improve athletic performance

Examples of doping in a Sentence

increased efforts to detect doping at the Olympic Games

Recent Examples on the Web

The Derby’s allure continues, despite accusations of horse doping in 2021 and the deaths of two horses in 2023. —Javier Zarracina, USA Today, 1 May 2026

The Athletics Integrity Unit said Newman was unavailable for an unannounced doping control session in February 2025 and twice more in August. —Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026

Along the way, there have been fast times, big doping busts and fierce corporate competition for the fastest humans in history. —Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 26 Apr. 2026

There were fewer top-level competitive opportunities as sponsors fled the sport following a series of doping scandals. —Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing doping

• blood doping

Rhymes for doping

• coping
• groping
• hoping
• loping
• moping
• oping
• roping
• scoping
• sloping
• stoping

Medical Definition

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