How to Useagonist in a Sentence

• The class of drugs to which these four belong, called GLP-1 receptoragonists, is the reason for the special.
  — Daniel Engber,The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2024
• For a long time, dopamineagonistswere the first line of medications.
  — Madeline Holcombe,CNN Money, 11 June 2025
• This is an issue that won’t go away anytime soon, at least not until the prices of GLP-1agonistsdrop.
  — Bruce Y. Lee,Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
• Studies have showed the class of drugs, called GLP-1agonists, work to suppress appetite and promote weight loss.
  — Ken Alltucker,USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2023
• Schmidt’s team found the same to be true with cocaine: rats that received a GLP-1agonisttook less cocaine when it was offered.
  — Sara Reardon,Scientific American, 12 July 2023
• Some men have had an increase in the blood pressure with mirabegron (the other available beta-3agonist), so that is worth keeping an eye on.
  — Dr. Keith Roach,oregonlive, 30 June 2022
• At a certain point the dopamineagonistropinirole was added to Les’s regimen.
  — Scott Sayare Robert Petkoff Anna Diamond Quinton Kamara,New York Times, 14 June 2024
• Methadone is a full opioidagonistwhile buprenorphine is a partial one.
  — Kate Bolduan,CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2025
• Methadone is a full-opioidagonist, and the restrictions are in place to prevent diversion of the substance.
  — Kerry Breen,CBS News, 17 Nov. 2022
• The first is an inhaled bronchodilator (called a betaagonist), the same used in people with asthma.
  — Dr. Keith Roach,oregonlive, 6 Sep. 2022
• And that's specifically caused by the GLP-1agonists, and that's combined for diabetes and for weight loss.
  — Kristen Jordan Shamus,Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2024
• The partisanagonistsare not wrong about the significance of the moment.
  — Massimo Calabresi,Time, 28 June 2018
• For those on the path to surgery, gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)agonistsmay be a better option.
  — Nick Blackmer,Verywell Health, 20 June 2023
• Phenibut functions as a GABA receptoragonistin the brain [2].
  —The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Aug. 2023
• Ozempic and Wegovy are part of a class of drugs called GLP-1agonists, which mimic a hormone that helps reduce food intake and appetite.
  — Berkeley Lovelace Jr.,NBC News, 1 June 2023
• New research shows the vast majority of people who try GLP-1agonistsfor weight loss end up stopping them.
  — Mara Gordon,NPR, 24 Apr. 2025
• The adverse events reported were similar to those expected with the GLP1-Ragonistclass of drugs.
  — Karen Weintraub,USA TODAY, 23 June 2023
• The drugs, known as GLP-1 receptoragonists, work by mimicking hormones in the gut and the brain to regulate appetite and feelings of fullness.
  — Carla K. Johnson,Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2025
• The media frenzy about GLP-1agonistshadn't yet started.
  — Mara Gordon,NPR, 24 Apr. 2025
• One muscle — known as theagonist— contracts to move a limb and another — known as the antagonist — will lengthen in response.
  — Lizette Ortega,Washington Post, 1 July 2024
• But a class of drugs called GLP-1agonistsare revolutionizing the field.
  — Karen Weintraub,USA TODAY, 23 June 2023
• First, to be clear, this drug is not in the same class as the highly popular diabetes and obesity drugs — those are GLP-1 receptoragonists.
  — Elaine Chen Reprints,STAT, 10 July 2024
• That is a remarkable achievement, but not one that inspires the kind of hero-worship that accompanies larger-than-life founders andagonistson the model of Steve Jobs.
  — Kevin D. Williamson,National Review, 15 Oct. 2019
• Both use the active ingredient semaglutide, part of a class of drugs known as GLP-1 receptoragonists.
  — Meg Tirrell,CNN, 8 Mar. 2024
• The downside is that this puts your body into a menopausal state, complete with disruptive menopause symptoms, making GnRHagonistsless than ideal for long-term use.
  — Macaela MacKenzie,Glamour, 18 July 2023
• Those drugs are part of a powerful new class of medications that has taken the world by storm, known as glucagon-like peptide 1 or GLP-1 receptoragonists.
  — Bryan Mena,CNN, 27 Feb. 2024
• This is a form of medication known as a dualagonist, which works on two separate pathways.
  — Amber Smith,Discover Magazine, 21 Sep. 2023
• The main kind of Kratom alkaloid, mitragynine, is a partialagonistfor the mu-opioid signals [1].
  — Sponsored Content,The Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2024
• Both fit into a class of drugs known as GLP-1agonists, which mimic the body's natural hormones to lower blood sugar and suppress appetite.
  — Elizabeth B. Kim,The Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2024
• Over the past few years, GLP-1 receptoragonistdrugs have become part of many people’s treatment regimens.
  — Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt,CNN Money, 14 July 2025

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