Thesaurus results for MEDICATION

medication

noun

ˌme-di-ˈkā-shən

Definition of medication

as in drug

a substance or preparation used to treat disease the doctor prescribed two different medications for the infection

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Recent Examples of medication The young sisters’ upbringing, by a troubled mother, mirrors Darya’s own struggles as a parent on some nebulous medication. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026 The bill aims to allow doctors and patients to see on the label exactly where a medication was made — details that had largely been withheld until now, even from Congress. — Naisha Roy, ProPublica, 18 Sep. 2026 The manufacturer states that the average time to deactivate 89% of the medication is eight hours; two days for 96%; and two weeks for 99%-100%. — Sunny Linnebur, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026 While rumors often swirl about which stars have used these medications to slim down, some celebrities have spoken candidly about how GLP-1s have affected their health, weight, and relationships with food. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for medication

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Another common response, readers wrote, is that the drugs have reduced their desire for alcohol as well as their appetite.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026
But in recent years, Fiji has seen a surge in intravenous drug use as the islands have emerged as a crucial transit point for narcotics being trafficked from the Americas to lucrative markets in Australia, New Zealand, and parts of Asia.

— Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026

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And filmmaking, unlike law or medicine, issues no license at the end of the program and has no job guarantees.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
Artificial tears, saliva substitutes, and prescription medicines can help manage dry eyes and dry mouth.

— Julie Scott, Verywell Health, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of medicine

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Moving wild horses to the farm prevents them from accessing natural fly remedies on the Outer Banks, which include standing in strong breezes on the beach, rolling in the sand and even wading into the ocean.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026
Coaches may find out the hard way that the tactical landscape has shifted and that not all problems lead to Guardiola-style remedies.

— Jon Mackenzie, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of remedy

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If Bryan truly was ready to be a parent, and to put others above himself, the best way to demonstrate that fact would be to recognize that a cure is a good thing for the world his kid will inherit.

— Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
Get to the creepy hospital’s 48th floor, where a laboratory may be able to fashion a cure for this viral outbreak turning people into the walking, running, jumping, chomping dead.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2026

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