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as in tablet
a small mass containing medicine to be taken orally
you'll have to take one of these pills every six hours for your flu
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as in dog
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
she can be such a pill when things don't go her way
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Recent Examples of pill
And long-acting HIV treatments and prevention options that replace daily pills can drive AIDS deaths to single digits.
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Bill Gates, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
Finally, shares rose briefly Wednesday after its obesity pill outperformed competitor Novo Nordisk's oral drug in a head-to-head diabetes trial.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
Participants were either given a baricitinib pill (4mg) or a placebo once daily for 48 weeks.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Despite specifying various antics with pills, a belt-as-noose, and a gun, Cloud has given him no real demons to explore.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
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Bill Gates, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
Finally, shares rose briefly Wednesday after its obesity pill outperformed competitor Novo Nordisk's oral drug in a head-to-head diabetes trial.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
Participants were either given a baricitinib pill (4mg) or a placebo once daily for 48 weeks.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Despite specifying various antics with pills, a belt-as-noose, and a gun, Cloud has given him no real demons to explore.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pill
Noun
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For 15 years, the iPad was constrained by Apple’s ancient understanding of who uses tablets and why.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The fragmentary Ni 12501 tablet from the Early Dynastic III period of Mesopotamia breaks off when Fox deceives the inhabitants of the netherworld in his quest to retrieve the storm god Ishkur.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Smaller dogs – those under 20 lb (9 kg) – were reported as more fearful, more aggressive, and more attention-seeking, but less trainable than larger dogs.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Sep. 2025
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Also, keeping your dogs and cats active is a great brain activity and keeps them healthy both mentally and physically.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
21 Sep. 2025
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The capsule will consist of both apparel and accessories, including new shoe styles and a bag.—
Cortne Bonilla,
Vogue,
21 Sep. 2025
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Resilience has now flown four of those; the capsule also conducted Crew-1, SpaceX first operational astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA, as well as Inspiration4 and Polaris Dawn, the company's first and most recent private crew launches to Earth orbit, respectively.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
21 Sep. 2025
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Lunch is packed with all sorts of sandwiches (BLT, french dip, Reuben) and hamburgers (patty melt, Jamaican jerk, jalapeno burger) to salads, tacos and more.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
18 Sep. 2025
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Check out its jerk chicken roll filled with carrots, cabbage, onions, cheese and jerk mayo; or try the jerk chicken wings and sides of rice and peas, plantains and cabbage.—
Loán Lake,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Sep. 2025
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But the tax benefit will also extend to gambling dealers, clowns, DJs, entertainers, content creators, maids, electricians, plumbers, babysitters, drivers and more.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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Thank you to Netflix for giving me the opportunity to whoop this clown!—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Rabies can be found in many other wildlife species, including raccoons, skunks, coyotes and foxes.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
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After World War I, fur remained a status garment, though lower-cost furs like skunk, mole, and musquash entered mainstream winter wear.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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While you may be tempted to blame other animals such as opossums or snakes, or even coyotes for making holes or burrows in your yard, these creatures are more likely to use existing animal holes for their dens.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
21 Sep. 2025
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There is only one NHL player who’s survived a cheetah attack, occasionally loses a few large snakes and once convinced Canadian customs to let through a collection of knives.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
21 Sep. 2025
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If Payton doesn’t start shoving this offense through it, the joker’s on Broncos Country.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
16 Sep. 2025
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These jokers in Indianapolis acting the fool.—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Pill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pill. Accessed 26 Sep. 2025.
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