adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
drug
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The declared goal of Washington's policy is to staunch the flow of illicit drugs .
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As a health officer I am opposed to the use of illicit drugs .
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This study primarily related to stress and to the use of alcohol and illicit drugs .
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Some will argue that all illicit drugs are too dangerous to legalize.
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They had taken away his clothes and his luggage, no doubt to search for illicit drugs .
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One-third of eighth-graders report the use of illicit drugs , including inhalants.
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One-third of girls and almost two-fifths of boys admitted having used illicit drugs .
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Also, watch your intake of alcohol and illicit drugs like marijuana.
trade
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A more interesting and illicit trade followed this route - smuggling!
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The illicit trade in cattle may have played an important role in providing an economic base for certain upwardly-mobile Goyigama families.
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Former headmen were known to be important organizers of the illicit trade in stolen cattle.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Illicit diamond exports are said to be worth over $200 million.
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illicit drugs
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an illicit love affair
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Marijuana remains the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Also, watch your intake of alcohol and illicit drugs like marijuana.
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And he was tender, and he was mighty, fuelled by an illicit afternoon with one of his students.
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High-powered investigations of intelligence agencies in the wake of Watergate had revealed much evidence of illicit and unconstitutional behaviour.
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Many such drugs were, in fact, illicit now.
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Meanwhile the Commission also pursued its efforts to force the return of illicit state payments to industries.
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The official reason given for the committee's demise was that it had indulged in counterrevolution and illicit dealings with foreign powers.
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There is a strong tradition of smuggling, illicit goods being brought from nearby Flookburgh on the coast.
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They also smashed up the peasants' illicit vodka stills.