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as in tablet
a small mass containing medicine to be taken orally
you'll have to take one of these pills every six hours for your flu
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as in dog
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
she can be such a pill when things don't go her way
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Recent Examples of pill
Novo Nordisk launched its Wegovy pill in January, and more than 600,000 prescriptions were written for it by February.
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Melissa Repko, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
He was also found with multiple hydrocodone pills in his pockets after the crash.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
It was filled with the pills, reminders about when to take them, a handwritten note of support from local community members, pain meds, comfortable socks, and a heating pad.
—Kate Wells, NPR, 8 Apr. 2026
That's a tough pill to swallow.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
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Melissa Repko, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
He was also found with multiple hydrocodone pills in his pockets after the crash.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
It was filled with the pills, reminders about when to take them, a handwritten note of support from local community members, pain meds, comfortable socks, and a heating pad.
—Kate Wells, NPR, 8 Apr. 2026
That's a tough pill to swallow.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pill
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During the trip, the quartet are capturing images, making observations and detailing their views via crew tablets and crew-to-Earth communications, said Kelsey Young, the Artemis 2 lunar science lead at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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Hours later, while Doyley was still in labor, nurses entered the room and placed a tablet in front of her hospital bed and informed her that she was being taken to court over her medical decision.—
Vanessa Etienne,
PEOPLE,
4 Apr. 2026
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Milton residents are voicing safety concerns in the Blue Hills Reservation after Massachusetts State Police say a man stabbed a dog that allegedly attacked him.—
Samantha Chaney,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Residents in Charlotte and unincorporated parts of Mecklenburg County are required to purchase a license for dogs and cats over 4 months old.—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Apr. 2026
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Glover also got a chance to test out the manual controls on the capsule ahead of future missions.—
Mark Osborne,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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The four-day homebound cruise ended with an on-target reentry, with the Orion capsule reaching a top speed of some 24,661 mph, just shy of the all-time human speed record set on the Apollo 10 mission returning from the Moon in 1969.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
11 Apr. 2026
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Dear Jay Norvell, try not to be a complete @#$&%# jerk.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
5 Apr. 2026
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Dishes like jerk chicken and rice and beans cooked in coconut milk reflect the region’s deep Jamaican and British colonial influences that are distinctive from other parts of Costa Rica.—
Meghan Palmer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Mar. 2026
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Miller’s traveling salesman is here something of a sad clown running out of gas.—
Naveen Kumar,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2026
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Tasked to play the foil to McKellen’s clown, Coel comes off stiff.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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If threatened, skunks will react and spray.—
Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
5 Apr. 2026
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Health officials in Oakland County reported that a resident was bitten by a skunk last Friday, which tested positive for rabies earlier this week.—
Eric Henderson,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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After months bandying about the term joker to describe his team’s need for a matchup-threat pass-catcher, Sean Payton sat with the media at the NFL owners’ meetings in Palm Beach, Florida, last year and confirmed Denver had gotten its guy.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2026
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Students are required to bring two full decks of cards including the jokers.—
Kris Slugg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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During construction, Black men shoveled mud through malarial swamps, while battling snakes and alligators in intense heat.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Apr. 2026
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Novices can stroll along the Upper Dells and bluffs or more adventurous explorers can descend down two trails that snake through the interior.—
Joie Probst,
Midwest Living,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Pill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pill. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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