as in medication
a substance or preparation used to treat disease
if you don't take all the doses of your medicine, you might get sick again
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Recent Examples of medicine
Early assessments show widespread destruction of homes, public infrastructure and agricultural land, mass water, power and communications outages, and an urgent humanitarian need for food, water, medicine and shelter.
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Jem Aswad, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
Trump then urged pregnant women against using the medicine.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025
Brianna Ladapo has her own take on medicine, based on the idea of good and bad spiritual energy.
—Arthur Allen, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
Joyce Oen-Hsiao, an associate professor of cardiovascular medicine at Yale School of Medicine, told the Washington Post that poor sleep can cause poor heart health — and cited insomnia as a possible cause for heart failure.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
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Jem Aswad, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
Trump then urged pregnant women against using the medicine.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025
Brianna Ladapo has her own take on medicine, based on the idea of good and bad spiritual energy.
—Arthur Allen, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
Joyce Oen-Hsiao, an associate professor of cardiovascular medicine at Yale School of Medicine, told the Washington Post that poor sleep can cause poor heart health — and cited insomnia as a possible cause for heart failure.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medicine
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Even over-the-counter basics, like children’s Tylenol or chewable Pepto-Bismol, can be surprisingly hard to find abroad, especially in countries where pharmacies stock different formulations or ban certain medications altogether.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Oct. 2025
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Earlier in the clip, Van Ness detailed his decision to begin using a GLP-1 medication.—
Daniel S. Levine,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Campaign ads, showing images of flash-mob robberies, promised voters that harsher penalties would put an end to basic items being locked away in display cases and funnel people repeatedly arrested for drug offenses in treatment.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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While administration officials have avoided overtly saying their goal is regime change — Trump has focused his public remarks on fighting drug cartels — the ultimate goal of democratizing Venezuela, and the resulting investment benefits, are front and center in investors’ minds.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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And even then, the discriminatory remedy must be tailored to that conduct.—
Andrew Quinio,
Oc Register,
29 Oct. 2025
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Most healthcare providers recommend stopping all supplements (including vitamins, herbs, and homeopathic remedies) at least 10–14 days before your procedure.—
Ayesha Gulzar,
Verywell Health,
28 Oct. 2025
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Imagine a time when the most advanced biotechnologies—therapies that cure cancer and Alzheimer's, protect us from pandemics and fuel our economy—are controlled not by America, but by our chief global adversary.—
Sen. Todd Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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Allyson Berent, a veterinarian and chief science officer at the Foundation for Angelman Syndrome Therapeutics (FAST), spoke of her daughter born with Angelman syndrome, a devastating diagnosis for which there is no cure.—
Abby McCloskey,
Twin Cities,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Medicine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medicine. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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