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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
Taking pills on an empty stomach usually results in a faster action and may have a more intense effect.
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Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 19 Feb. 2026
This metal organizer is an absolute game-changer for anyone who takes daily pills.
—Taylor Fox, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2026
Most pill pockets are relatively soft and call for the user to close off the end of it to fully contain the pill.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
Plastic pills bottles often come in brown for humans and blue for animals.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
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Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 19 Feb. 2026
This metal organizer is an absolute game-changer for anyone who takes daily pills.
—Taylor Fox, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2026
Most pill pockets are relatively soft and call for the user to close off the end of it to fully contain the pill.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
Plastic pills bottles often come in brown for humans and blue for animals.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pill
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The resort is not screen-free by any means, but given the abundance of activities, the natural beauty of the landscape, and the coziness of the space, very few people seemed to feel the need to be on their phones or tablets—and instead spent time connecting.—
Katie Mathews,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Feb. 2026
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The hope is the trial will show the once-a-day tablet will slow disease progression for those who have early-stage Parkinson’s.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
17 Feb. 2026
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Pet stations and small lawns for playing are located on both the north and south ends of the resort, and dogs can always hang out on the pool deck (but can’t swim) or at the private beach.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
16 Feb. 2026
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Your dog's bowl should be at least a bit taller than the planter, so that your dog can easily drink from it.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Feb. 2026
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Artemis 2 will send three NASA astronauts and one Canadian on a roughly 10-day trip around the moon and back to Earth in a Orion capsule.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
21 Feb. 2026
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This upper stage is essential for placing the Orion crew capsule into the proper high-altitude orbit around Earth for checkout, following liftoff.—
Marcia Dunn,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
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Tony's Jamaican Food Curry goat, oxtail and jerk chicken are a few of the traditional Jamaican specialties served at this friendly Pflugerville restaurant and East Austin food truck.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
10 Feb. 2026
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Smarmy jerks can get obscenely wealthy in this country just by managing other people’s money.—
Gilad Edelman,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2026
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Austrian director Adrian Goiginger’s film Four Minus Three, the true story of a professional clown struck by tragedy, has won the Europa Cinemas Label as best European film in the Panorama section of the Berlinale.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Feb. 2026
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There will be a clown, face painting and balloon art for the kids.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has recorded 38 winter cases over the last five years, with the vast majority found in skunks.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
18 Feb. 2026
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In addition, there’s the risk of secondary toxicity if a mole is eaten by a bird of prey or other predator including foxes and skunks.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
15 Feb. 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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Mas, though, does have a joker in his deck.—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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And when Sky and Virginia were playing in a backyard sandpit one day, her little brother tugged on her T-shirt, pointing toward a snake.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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The Epic of Gilgamesh, composed about 4,000 years ago, follows a king who searches the world for a plant that can restore youth, only to lose the plant to a thieving snake.—
Will Gottsegen,
The Atlantic,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Pill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pill. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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