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
The standoff centered on the now-former assistant attorney general’s public and internal castigation of pediatric gender medicine.
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Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 31 Jan. 2026
Musicals and medicine seem like opposite ends of the spectrum — one is about spotlight and song, the other about science and sterile environments.
—Julie Ruth Owen, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
Seven glass bottles had been sitting in storage for many years, and one held precious, though repulsive, evidence of a medicine only mentioned in textual sources.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 31 Jan. 2026
Or perhaps surprising news related to publishing, higher education, medicine or the law will occur.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 31 Jan. 2026
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Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 31 Jan. 2026
Musicals and medicine seem like opposite ends of the spectrum — one is about spotlight and song, the other about science and sterile environments.
—Julie Ruth Owen, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
Seven glass bottles had been sitting in storage for many years, and one held precious, though repulsive, evidence of a medicine only mentioned in textual sources.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 31 Jan. 2026
Or perhaps surprising news related to publishing, higher education, medicine or the law will occur.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 31 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medicine
Noun
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Toward the end of my four-month-long manic episode, my medication was changed.—
Anna Peele,
Vanity Fair,
27 Jan. 2026
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For many people dealing with these frustrating, often invisible symptoms, gabapentin has become a go-to medication, causing prescriptions of the drug to surge.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
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Finally a trial of about a year, similar to a drug’s Phase 3 stage, is conducted to demonstrate safety and effectiveness at a larger scale.—
Ana Castelain,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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Sandweg also said the Border Patrol has no business operating in a city like Minneapolis because their training is geared more toward encountering drug cartels and migrants along the border.—
Anna Schecter,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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There is a bit of an ideological bent to the debate over whether, for example, federal courts can provide remedies for unconstitutional actions by federal officers without an express act of Congress.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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Do not make your own elderberry remedies without consulting experts on how to make them safely.—
Julie Scott,
Verywell Health,
26 Jan. 2026
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That cold, salty air is the cure for the common dislike of cold.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
1 Feb. 2026
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While research is advancing, there is no cure for the disease, although medications are available to manage symptoms.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Medicine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medicine. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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