as in medication
a substance or preparation used to treat disease
if you don't take all the doses of your medicine, you might get sick again
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Recent Examples of medicine
Mothers who see the Texas Children's maternal-fetal medicine specialist in Lakeway will deliver at the Baylor Scott and White hospital unless their baby needs to be delivered at Texas Children's in Austin for immediate advanced care needs.
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Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 21 Feb. 2026
In sleep medicine, incremental gains are significant.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 21 Feb. 2026
Celebrini’s father Rick, Golden State’s vice president of player health and medicine, has been with the Warriors since 2018.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2026
Today’s longevity-medicine movement is driven by the same aggressive desire for eternal youth as the mythic stories of old.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2026
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Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 21 Feb. 2026
In sleep medicine, incremental gains are significant.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 21 Feb. 2026
Celebrini’s father Rick, Golden State’s vice president of player health and medicine, has been with the Warriors since 2018.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2026
Today’s longevity-medicine movement is driven by the same aggressive desire for eternal youth as the mythic stories of old.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medicine
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Cabrera is accused of having a cockfighting training ring, a dead rooster in a cage, a rooster agitator (a device used to incite fighting), a gun, rooster vitamins, syringes and medication on his property.—
Sofia Saric,
Miami Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
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Some insurance plans link coverage and out-of-pocket costs to the list price of medications.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
24 Feb. 2026
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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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That melodic emphasis is a powerful remedy for Evaporator’s limited and occasionally even formulaic sound.—
Ben Cardew,
Pitchfork,
23 Feb. 2026
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Already, the president signed a 10% global tariff on Friday under a separate trade law and hinted at several other remedies aimed at restricting imports.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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The actor threw himself into ALS advocacy post-diagnosis, partnering with organizations to secure funding for research into a cure for the disease.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
20 Feb. 2026
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There is no cure, though some patients can live for decades.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Medicine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medicine. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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