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
Remittances, known as remesas, serve as a critical lifeline for many families on the island, allowing Cubans abroad to send money, food and medicine back home.
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Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
However, this apprehension is balanced by an awareness that the internet could bring practical benefits, including those in the realms of commerce, medicine and education.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 21 Mar. 2026
In exchange, India exported commodities like cotton cloth, indigo, silk, sugar, slaves, spices, and medicines, including opium.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 20 Mar. 2026
This initiative aims to go beyond traditional medicine by providing healthy food options and support for chronic conditions directly to residents.
—Diamond Vences, Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2026
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Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
However, this apprehension is balanced by an awareness that the internet could bring practical benefits, including those in the realms of commerce, medicine and education.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 21 Mar. 2026
In exchange, India exported commodities like cotton cloth, indigo, silk, sugar, slaves, spices, and medicines, including opium.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 20 Mar. 2026
This initiative aims to go beyond traditional medicine by providing healthy food options and support for chronic conditions directly to residents.
—Diamond Vences, Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medicine
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They are commonly treated with medical interventions like medications and surgeries — which, while extremely helpful for acute pain, often saving limbs and lives — are considerably less helpful for chronic pain.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
24 Mar. 2026
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Conversations around food and body image are louder than ever, from the body positivity movement to the widespread rise of GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy changing how many adults relate to hunger, appetite and weight.—
Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
24 Mar. 2026
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An Independence man was sentenced Tuesday to eight years in the Missouri Department of Corrections, with credit for time served, for his role in a botched drug deal in 2022 that left another man dead.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
25 Mar. 2026
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Residents of San Martin, the farming village of about 27 families in Sucumbios, told USA TODAY that the operation, which took place March 1-6, didn’t target drug traffickers.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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Some remedies for allergy relief that have been circulating on social media or suggested by celebrities — like incorporating local honey into your diet to expose yourself to pollen — have been debunked.—
Kenya Hunter,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
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Mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence laws must ensure that all UK companies take responsibility for the conditions under which their products are made—and that workers have access to remedy when things go wrong.—
Anna Bryher,
Sourcing Journal,
20 Mar. 2026
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Their older brother, Carmani Boozer, was born with sickle cell anemia but through IVF his genetic matches were found in his twin brothers and was the eventual cure for his disease, ESPN reported.—
Kelly McCarthy,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Chuck Norris' tears cure cancer.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Medicine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medicine. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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