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
Around his college years, Fahim was also involuntarily hospitalized for the first — but not last — time, diagnosed with schizophrenia, and began taking an anti-psychotic medication.
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Sean Emery, Oc Register, 14 Apr. 2026
There is also a feature that reminds people to take their medications and when to start screenings like colonoscopies and individual risks of each type of cancer.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2026
Concerning symptoms after surgery or starting a new medication.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
The Oscar-winning actress lost 100 pounds between roughly 2017 and 2024 — without a celebrity trainer, without a trendy diet and without relying on medication to do the heavy lifting.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
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Sean Emery, Oc Register, 14 Apr. 2026
There is also a feature that reminds people to take their medications and when to start screenings like colonoscopies and individual risks of each type of cancer.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2026
Concerning symptoms after surgery or starting a new medication.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
The Oscar-winning actress lost 100 pounds between roughly 2017 and 2024 — without a celebrity trainer, without a trendy diet and without relying on medication to do the heavy lifting.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medication
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Prosecutors said José Luis Salazar-Cruz received the drugs from Tijuana and Mexicali.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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The strikes were carried out under Joint Task Force Southern Spear, an ongoing mission focused on targeting transnational criminal organizations operating along key maritime drug routes in the region.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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This advancement could bring these powerful light sources out of massive facilities and into more accessible labs, potentially reshaping research in physics, chemistry, medicine, and industry.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Apr. 2026
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Donations of clothing, food and medicine were life-saving to millions of people after World War II.—
William Lambers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 Apr. 2026
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As an aside, often responses will come in that do attempt to diagnose a medical condition or remedy based on a brief description of a problem in a letter.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Another remedy or obstacle, depending on your viewpoint, is coming to the city in the form of speed cameras.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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If the foliage has died back, dig up the tubers and store them in a dark place for seven to 10 days to let their skin cure.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
16 Apr. 2026
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As Bastian reads, a boy named Atreyu (Noah Hathaway), while pursued by a green-eyed creature called G’mork (Alan Oppenheimer), is dispatched by the Childlike Empress (Tami Stronach) to find the cure for the mysterious nothingness enveloping the kingdom.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Medication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medication. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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