How to Use psychedelic in a Sentence

psychedelic

1 of 2 noun
  • The ’60s and ’70s had free love and psychedelics.
    — Mj Franklin, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Have other questions about psychedelics and the brain?
    — Regina G. Barber, NPR, 6 May 2026
  • But psychedelics do not work in isolation.
    — Dimitri Mugianis, STAT, 20 Apr. 2026
  • After all, psychedelics tend to add stuff to the mind, not empty it.
    — Christopher Timmermann, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
  • There are several kinds of psychedelics.
    — Pardis Mahdavi, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Some of the most notable names on mushroom fest bill this year are there to talk about psychedelics.
    — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Lucy’s plan was to then buy more psychedelics companies that trade for less than their cash value.
    — Tiffany Kary, Fortune, 31 July 2023
  • Last year, Rodgers expounded further on the role of psychedelics in his life.
    — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 22 June 2023
  • There are no head-to-head comparisons of ibogaine and other psychedelics.
    — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Ali pointed to the long tradition of taking psychedelics in groups.
    — Natalia V. Osipova, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
  • There’s been a lot of hype around psychedelics lately, and justifiably so.
    — Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The world, of course, isn’t waiting for psychedelics to win official approval.
    — Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Despite this, there’s a clear appetite for psychedelics among racial minorities.
    — Jerel Ezell, STAT, 1 May 2026
  • All three have secured the right to use a psychedelic in their worship.
    — Nick Hilden, Rolling Stone, 3 July 2022
  • The push to legalize psychedelics in America is not new.
    — Pardis Mahdavi, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Researchers in the field say that psychedelics are shown to work when treating some mental health conditions.
    — Amy Woodyatt, CNN, 19 Feb. 2024
  • The effect is monastic — but with a touch of the psychedelic.
    — Alice Cavanagh, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2022
  • And psychedelics may not only hold hope for treating mental disorders.
    — Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 16 Jan. 2020
  • Let’s pray the cannabis and psychedelics industries/movements move forward in a heroic way.
    — Philip Wolf, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2026
  • Catch our episode on ketamine therapy here, or learn why some scientists want to take the trip out of psychedelics here.
    — Regina G. Barber, NPR, 6 May 2026
  • Could the chicken from which the thigh and breast meat came, have consumed, weeks earlier, a toxic amount of psychedelics?
    — Weike Wang, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
  • By using art as therapy, people who use psychedelics can bring their visions to life with purpose.
    — Sonia Singh, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
  • While under a psychedelic, the patient may have learned that social events are safe.
    — Jennifer Chesak, Verywell Health, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Advertisement What does this mean for psychedelics as treatments?
    — Veronique Greenwood, Time, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Of course, researchers emphasized, there are serious risks to psychedelics.
    — Olivia Goldhill, Quartz, 4 Sep. 2019
  • All signs point towards psychedelics becoming part of mental healthcare within the next decade.
    — Alexandra Jones, refinery29.com, 16 Jan. 2020
  • The psychedelic-like journeys seemed to loosen the grip of his negative thoughts.
    — Chris Hamby, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2023
  • The most promising pipeline medicines for PTSD come from the world of psychedelics.
    — Damian Garde, STAT, 22 Dec. 2023
  • In June, Rodgers was the keynote speaker at a convention for psychedelics.
    — Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Maybe some of the psychedelics and kind bud was replaced by Advil, Pepto and Ben Gay.
    — Kraig Fox, Rolling Stone, 11 Jan. 2026

psychedelic

2 of 2 adjective
  • Hop in that psychedelic schoolbus and hit the road!
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
  • And to some extent around what’s going on in the psychedelic realm.
    — Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024
  • The drug acts as both a stimulant and a psychedelic.
    — Charles Trepany, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
  • The star of the show is the rooftop club, which has a projector to showcase psychedelic art.
    — Arizona Republic, 25 Aug. 2023
  • In that way, grief itself is a psychedelic journey.
    — Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
  • Chris Cleary is about to become a key player in psychedelic medicine.
    — Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Now it’s topped with psychedelic bottles of pet nats, fragile pour-overs, and plates galore.
    — Joshua Glass, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Is the bar being lowered for psychedelic medicines?
    — Elaine Chen, STAT, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Credit goes to the pops of hot pink and dark navy patent leather, and hot yellow suede accents — set against a navy and pink psychedelic print.
    — Gretta Monahan, Boston Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Then a dollop of English folk and a teaspoon of psychedelic rock.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Jan. 2023
  • The track hints at the psychedelic approach the singer is taking on her upcoming third album.
    — Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 9 Nov. 2023
  • The result was a bold, psychedelic sound that set a new standard for rock guitar—and rock music itself.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026
  • The weed can induce psychosis and send people into bad, almost psychedelic trips that are scary.
    — Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026
  • And to read about YouTube promotions of psychedelic drugs, go here.
    — Allison Deangelis, STAT, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Lawmakers would need to bring a bill to reschedule any other psychedelic approved, which takes time.
    — Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
  • His use of psychedelic drugs led to erratic behavior and schizophrenia, the band has said.
    — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2023
  • Both hoping to become key players if – or, in their view, when – psychedelic medicine gets a federal green light.
    — Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Gonzalez had been looking for a psychedelic user to profile for his film.
    — Frederick Dreier, Outside, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The gown's train featured a vaguely psychedelic ombre dip-dye pattern in shades of aubergine, sky blue, and lavender.
    — Amy McCarthy, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The movie may be psychedelic and far-fetched, but if Bionaut has its way, that future is imminent (sort of).
    — Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2024
  • There is one aeolid that looks like a psychedelic hedgehog, and several that wouldn’t be out of place at the tip of an orchid stem.
    — Helen Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
  • His businesses don't sell psychedelic mushrooms, though Plummer is a fan of those, too.
    — Ryan Randazzo, The Arizona Republic, 3 Feb. 2023
  • This part of the movie shows Robinson's character licking a toad in an attempt to achieve a psychedelic high.
    — Madison Knutson, AZCentral.com, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Step into the psychedelic pulse of the 1960s.
    — Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
  • So why the growing interest in using psychedelic drugs for mental health?
    — Danica Jefferies, NBC News, 26 Dec. 2022
  • She’d been drawn by a photo of an almost psychedelic motif of interlocking cubes in metal that lined the walls of the stair hall.
    — Ian Phillips, ELLE Decor, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The stage was awash in purples and pinks, psychedelic with the promise of exciting company.
    — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026
  • Now, rumors of certain drugs helping to treat or even heal mental health disorders has led to a surge in psychedelic retreats.
    — Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Ghost's music blends heavy metal, psychedelic rock and progressive rock.
    — Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Is the cannabis and psychedelic renaissance a movement or an industry?
    — Philip Wolf, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2024

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