performance-enhancing

American

[per-fawr-muhns 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.

Etymology

Origin of performance-enhancing

First recorded in 1975–1980

Example Sentences

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Reframe your sleep as a performance-enhancing strategy, says Troxel.

From The Wall Street Journal

There’s a reason professional sports ban performance-enhancing drugs.

From The Wall Street Journal

Last month, having signed up to the project after retiring from elite sprinting, Prescod told the BBC that he would not take performance-enhancing drugs.

From BBC

Former Great Britain sprinter Reece Prescod says he will not take performance-enhancing drugs despite signing up for the controversial Enhanced Games.

From BBC

Great Elm Capital, a small BDC affiliated with the boutique investment bank Imperial Capital, used all of the performance-enhancing tactics in its $420 million portfolio, and found itself with hefty exposure to First Brands.

From The Wall Street Journal

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