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
Or perhaps these plans are about higher education or exploring opportunities in publishing, the media, medicine or the law.
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Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 15 Aug. 2025
The coroner’s report later confirmed a lethal combination of heroin and cocaine, along with marijuana, Valium, and an over-the-counter cold medicine.
—William Earl, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
Now, there are newer medicines that target the disease more directly.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Residents should gather important documents, medicine and personal items, the Sheriff's Office said.
—Helen Rummel, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 15 Aug. 2025
The coroner’s report later confirmed a lethal combination of heroin and cocaine, along with marijuana, Valium, and an over-the-counter cold medicine.
—William Earl, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
Now, there are newer medicines that target the disease more directly.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Residents should gather important documents, medicine and personal items, the Sheriff's Office said.
—Helen Rummel, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medicine
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Tyrion received medication to reduce inflammation for a few weeks, but there was no injury or surgery to recover from—only the need to adapt to life as a paralyzed dog.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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Following a struggling young actor's return home to New Jersey after his mother dies, the film interrogates themes like mental illness, medication, growing up, and falling in love, sometimes nailing the sentiments and other times falling short.—
James Mercadante,
EW.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Rudi, 43, was also due to face two charges relating to the same drugs plot as his younger brother.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
13 Aug. 2025
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Jones said his life was saved by an experimental drug treatment called PD-1 therapy, which, according to the American Cancer Society, keeps T cells from attacking normal cells.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Aug. 2025
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Letters describing the saftey risk are to be sent Aug. 25 and follow up letters are to be sent when a remedy is available.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
4 Aug. 2025
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Sense offers numerous services rooted in natural health remedies derived from the islands’ African and Indigenous traditions, incorporating native roots, leaves, and weeds for wellness.—
Essence,
Essence,
1 Aug. 2025
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In the series, which has now garnered hundreds of thousands of likes on the platform, Kaitlin shares information about her daughter’s health status, information about the disease and updates in the national search for a cure.—
Luke Chinman,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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There is no cure for chikungunya, and treatment depends on the management of symptoms.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Medicine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medicine. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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