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The school, which occupied a massive home that patent medicine entrepreneur and Civil War surgeon Col. George G. Green built for his daughter in 1912, was full of intact original details, like decorative tiles in the faculty bathroom, bronze sconces in the hallways and an old intercom system.
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Marah Eakin,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
His point was that the pills — a patent medicine used as a laxative — and the other three would all reliably deliver for the poor folks of the Mountain State.
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Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
7 Feb. 2025
But one American industry is still keeping the spirit of patent medicine alive: dietary supplements.
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Shayla Love,
The Atlantic,
30 Jan. 2025
Judy Shelton got a taste of patent medicine of this sort when she was mobbed out of a Federal Reserve governorship.
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Brian Domitrovic,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2025
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Marah Eakin,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
His point was that the pills — a patent medicine used as a laxative — and the other three would all reliably deliver for the poor folks of the Mountain State.
—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
7 Feb. 2025
But one American industry is still keeping the spirit of patent medicine alive: dietary supplements.
—
Shayla Love,
The Atlantic,
30 Jan. 2025
Judy Shelton got a taste of patent medicine of this sort when she was mobbed out of a Federal Reserve governorship.
—
Brian Domitrovic,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patent medicine
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Mike Blake | Tom Little | Reuters Medicare beneficiaries must be enrolled in Part D, a prescription drug plan, to qualify for the new coverage.
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The plans also offer enrollees additional benefits, such as eyeglasses, hearing aids, and prescription drug coverage, and have now attracted more than half of all Medicare enrollees.
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Investigators also recovered multiple prescription and over-the-counter medication bottles, which police said indicate possible intentional poisoning.
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Employers may also subsidize some or all of the manufacturer's monthly prescription costs, Barner said.
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The microfiber quilt is fully reversible and available in a variety of patterns, including botanical, striped, polka dot, and chevron designs.
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Long one of gin's most important supporting players, the botanical delivers citrus, spice, and aromatic complexity that lifts the entire spirit.
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For Pontes, who spends his professional life treating breast cancer patients, the visits have offered a different vantage point on the practice of medicine.
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Astragalus Astragalus is a flowering plant whose root is a popular treatment in traditional Chinese medicine.
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Since the launch of LineShine, the supercomputer has been used for applications ranging from climate modeling and engineering simulations to drug discovery, neuroscience and AI, the center said.
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Court documents say Blakemore was a prolific drug trafficker for the Highs street gang, selling fentanyl at the intersection of Broadway and Lyndale in north Minneapolis.
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“Patent medicine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patent%20medicine. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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