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as in pill
a small mass containing medicine to be taken orally
take two tablets of the medication every eight hours
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Recent Examples of tablet
Ethan began learning to express himself through a combination of short spoken phrases and pointing to icons on a tablet.
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Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2026
Remember that Microsoft had a touchscreen tablet before Apple did.
—Julio Ojeda-Zapata, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2026
That includes a forthcoming tablet that will — for the first time — run Android instead of Fire OS and could sell for around $400, which Reuters was first to report.
—Greg Bensinger, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
While most are swallowed, like Allegra Allergy 24-Hour Allergy Relief Tablets, not all people enjoy swallowing tablets.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
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Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2026
Remember that Microsoft had a touchscreen tablet before Apple did.
—Julio Ojeda-Zapata, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2026
That includes a forthcoming tablet that will — for the first time — run Android instead of Fire OS and could sell for around $400, which Reuters was first to report.
—Greg Bensinger, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
While most are swallowed, like Allegra Allergy 24-Hour Allergy Relief Tablets, not all people enjoy swallowing tablets.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tablet
Noun
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Mario, originally called Jumpman, started as a sketch in his notebook.—
Alexander Kaplan,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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Another keeps a notebook with his phone and writes down his questions there instead of searching for the answers.—
Mika Ellison,
NPR,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The man who sold the pill to him, Sergio Guerra-Carrillo, was sentenced to six years in prison on two distribution charges in 2023.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Minnelli haggled with doctors for extra pills, was left home alone with her infant sister, and once used garden shears to slice open a screen window when Garland locked herself in a bathroom, threatening to overdose.—
Matt Weinstock,
New Yorker,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But beneath the apparent stability of Parisian politics, the first round of voting last Sunday did reflect an important electoral shift in municipal elections widely seen as both a launching pad and a bellwether for France’s parties one year ahead of the presidential poll.—
Melissa Bell,
CNN Money,
22 Mar. 2026
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After Boston took the lead in the third, the Bruins' Lukas Reichel had a chance to wrap it up with a penalty shot, but Gibson made a pad save.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Now that the rocket – topped with the Orion crew capsule – is once again vertical and visible along Florida's Atlantic coast.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
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The new flagship is also home to the brand’s 10th anniversary capsule collection.—
Laura Jackson,
Vogue,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Tablet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tablet. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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