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
Due to life-sustaining medications that her mother needs, Savannah also admitted that there’s a high chance Nancy has already died.
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Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 24 Feb. 2026
The only treatment, known as BabyBIG, is an IV medication made from the pooled blood plasma of adults who have been immunized against botulism.
—ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026
So Zapp, a 40-year-old communications director in New York, became one of millions of Americans to start taking an anxiety medication in recent years.
—Kff Health News, Oc Register, 23 Feb. 2026
Sip echinacea tea for blood sugar support 📈 While echinacea tea isn’t a replacement for medication or lifestyle changes to manage blood sugar, some early evidence suggests that unsweetened echinacea tea may improve the body's response to blood sugar.
—Abby Norman, Verywell Health, 23 Feb. 2026
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Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 24 Feb. 2026
The only treatment, known as BabyBIG, is an IV medication made from the pooled blood plasma of adults who have been immunized against botulism.
—ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026
So Zapp, a 40-year-old communications director in New York, became one of millions of Americans to start taking an anxiety medication in recent years.
—Kff Health News, Oc Register, 23 Feb. 2026
Sip echinacea tea for blood sugar support 📈 While echinacea tea isn’t a replacement for medication or lifestyle changes to manage blood sugar, some early evidence suggests that unsweetened echinacea tea may improve the body's response to blood sugar.
—Abby Norman, Verywell Health, 23 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medication
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Every 15 days under the previous administration, more Americans died as a result of drugs than were killed on 9/11.—
Gabe Evans,
Denver Post,
25 Feb. 2026
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Excessive speed did not factor in the collision, and the rider was not believed to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs at the time, said police.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
25 Feb. 2026
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Legal IDs are required to access health care, obtain housing, have a job, vote, attend college, access financial assistance or even purchase cold medicine at a pharmacy.—
Noelle Martin,
The Conversation,
1 Mar. 2026
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Ferrigno, a hospital administrator and doctor with a background in emergency room medicine, also was working during the Nor’easter to support the staff.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2026
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Soaking the hair in apple cider vinegar is a common at-home remedy that may help reduce irritation with mixed results.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
28 Feb. 2026
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Broce has been applauded for reducing the number of complex needs kids living in hotels, a troublesome practice many states use as a remedy.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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When a doctor was told there was no cure for his daughter's condition, he was motivated to transform not only her health, but the lives of thousands of others.—
Suzanne Le Mignot,
CBS News,
1 Mar. 2026
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An investment now in prevention will be worth a pound of cure later.—
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal,
Hartford Courant,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Medication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medication. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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