glp-1
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.30 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Initialism of glucagon-like peptide-1, an incretin (a gastrointestinal hormone).
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "If GLP-1 drugs only treated diabetes and did not promote weight loss, they would still be medically groundbreaking."
- "An apparent conflict between WeightWatchers, which promotes a non-medical, points-based approach to food intake, and the talkshow host came in December when she told People magazine that she integrated GLP-1 drugs, brands that include Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy and Eli Lilly’s Zepbound, into her existing “holistic approach” of “regular exercise and other lifestyle tweaks”."
- "Some brides say explicitly that they are using GLP-1s, while for others, Ms. Yang, who said she uses Mounjaro herself, has her suspicions."
- "Its lawyers said it could no longer service a $1.6bn debt load because of an “evolution in consumer preferences and the rapid rise of GLP-1s”, and it was seeking an aggregate valuation of $700mn."
- "Those days are gone. WeightWatchers and its commercial diet program peers have struggled to maintain market share in the era of GLP-1s, the class of drugs that includes Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro, which give users a much higher chance of success."
- "Consumers are also increasingly embracing wellness trends while others are on GLP-1s or medications that curb their desire to snack on sweet or salty foods."