Thesaurus results for ANTIBIOTICS

antibiotics

noun

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plural of antibiotic

as in drugs

medical a substance that is used to kill harmful bacteria and to cure infections

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Recent Examples of antibiotics That’s because antibiotics wipe out both good and bad bacteria, thus reducing the microbial diversity crucial for your gut and overall well-being. —

Michele Ross, SELF, 8 Apr. 2026 In October 2025, the World Health Organization warned that one in every six bacterial infections are resistant to antibiotics. —

Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026 Investigators recovered two hundred chicken coops, many of which contained dead birds along with bottles of injectable anabolic steroids and antibiotics along with wing tags, the release stated. —

Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2026 The group had also procured supplies of IV fluids, malaria tests and antibiotics. —

Fatma Tanis, NPR, 6 Apr. 2026 In addition, antibiotics in water add to the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, a major global health threat. —

Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026 For example, colloidal silver, once used for wound treatment before antibiotics, became available and is sometimes marketed as a remedy for chronic Lyme disease, despite the fact that silver can accumulate in tissues and cause serious side effects. —

Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026 Major dental work to remove her broken and decaying teeth, concentrated nutrition, antibiotics, vaccines, a spay surgery and an introduction to such simple luxuries as an indoor bed and gentle touch have all been part of Gertie’s healing. —

News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026 Bacteria become resistant to antibiotics. —

Jacob A Tennessen, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2026

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Partly that’s due to recently winning the Lasker Award, considered the most prestigious honor in medical research, but also because there’s just enough distance from the drugs his research helped produce to want to put words to the arc.

— Courtney Crowder, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
Inside the backpack was an Ibuprofen bottle which contained four Alprazolam pills and one Oxycodone pill — both of which are Schedule II drugs that require a prescription, per the report.

— Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026