Thesaurus results for BOTANICAL

botanical

noun

Definition of botanical

as in prescription

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Recent Examples of botanical Peace lily The peace lily may be one of the most common flowering houseplants around, but this tranquil botanical with tropical origins is anything but boring. — Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 22 July 2026 The Bath Butler readies a private outdoor soaking tub infused with botanicals, waiting for your arrival at your bungalow. — Judith Garrison, AJC.com, 9 June 2026 Supplements fall into several categories, including vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and botanicals. — Sarah Garone, Health, 29 May 2026 Each gummy contains a mild blend of melatonin, L-theanine and botanicals to be taken only occasionally when sleep is difficult. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for botanical

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Noun

Prior authorization, along with a prescription, is required for the medication, and there will be a $50 copay, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

— Michelle Marchante September 15, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026
Alas, Kissinger may have been uncannily prescient about technology and its impact on global power, but his prescriptions on how to avert AI disaster haven’t aged well.

— Andy Browne, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of prescription

Noun

Trump received Bukele at the White House in April 2025 and invited him to participate in a military coalition to fight against drug trafficking and organized crime.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
The drug’s lack of efficacy cannot be blamed on patients, said Alexander Miras, an obesity expert at Ulster University, to The Guardian.

— Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of drug

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Now, a substantial portion of the country will be rooting for Michigan to take its medicine against Oklahoma.

— Austin Meek, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
The visitors spoke of the risks of the medicines Kiju made in our kitchen, of the dangers of a mistaken mushroom in a tonic, of the potential of death in the misuse of a berry or leaf.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of medicine

Noun

The ad features Michiganders coughing while discussing Rogers’ record on opioids and prescription drug costs during his decade-plus in the House.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2026
But at a hearing in May, Judge Steele granted the state’s request for access to Woods’ prescription drug records.

— Bob Harkins, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of prescription drug

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So much so that as Shaker communities dwindled through the nineteenth century, others wanted the cachet of their name in the patent medicine world.

— Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 4 May 2026
But the likeness ends there because, to be clear, Tyler did not use the occasion to tout patent medicines.

— Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2025

Definition of patent medicine

Noun

The visitors spoke of the risks of the medicines Kiju made in our kitchen, of the dangers of a mistaken mushroom in a tonic, of the potential of death in the misuse of a berry or leaf.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Quinta de la Rosa Extra Dry White Port Perfumed with a note of pear, this offering is a great lower-alcohol substitute for gin or vodka in most cocktails but equally quaffable when splashed with tonic or seltzer.

— Joseph Hernandez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of tonic

Noun

Looks like the method acting (stopping his heart medication in order to play a dying man) paid off.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
These studies compared back support braces either on their own, with no other interventions, or their use in conjunction with other pain management recommendations such as physical activity and/or medication.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of medication

Noun

Anderson found the origins of present fads in the fervent nostrums of the past.

— David Denby, New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2026
Because of the false but persistent and powerfully seductive nostrum that reducing the value of a country’s currency will stimulate its economy by making its exports cheaper and its imports more expensive.

— Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026

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