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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
The medical staff gave her Xanax, a tranquilizer, and the painkiller oxycodone in pill form, according to medical records Sono Bello turned over to Schaeffer’s attorney.
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Fred Schulte, Miami Herald, 29 July 2025
For instance, if a drug is only available as a pill but an elderly patient can't swallow one, a doctor could write a prescription so that a compounding pharmacist could prepare it in liquid form.
—Sydney Lupkin, NPR, 29 July 2025
The medical staff gave her Xanax and the painkiller oxycodone in pill form, according to medical records Sono Bello turned over to Schaeffer’s attorney.
—Fred Schulte, NBC news, 27 July 2025
In birth control pills like Nextstellis, E4 helps prevent pregnancy, just like other estrogens do, but with a lower impact on blood clotting and liver function.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 25 July 2025
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Fred Schulte, Miami Herald, 29 July 2025
For instance, if a drug is only available as a pill but an elderly patient can't swallow one, a doctor could write a prescription so that a compounding pharmacist could prepare it in liquid form.
—Sydney Lupkin, NPR, 29 July 2025
The medical staff gave her Xanax and the painkiller oxycodone in pill form, according to medical records Sono Bello turned over to Schaeffer’s attorney.
—Fred Schulte, NBC news, 27 July 2025
In birth control pills like Nextstellis, E4 helps prevent pregnancy, just like other estrogens do, but with a lower impact on blood clotting and liver function.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pill
Noun
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Glucose Products Glucose products like gels and tablets can quickly raise blood sugar with small servings.—
Carrie Madormo,
Verywell Health,
11 Aug. 2025
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Without fire, fugitives are forced to rely on chemical purification like iodine tablets or risk drinking untreated water.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Responding officers found the dog, and advised the owner to take the dog in.—
cleveland,
cleveland,
13 Sep. 2023
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Police brought in hundreds of law enforcement personnel with dogs, armored carriers, horses and helicopters that circled overhead.—
Maryclaire Dale, Marc Levy and Michael Rubinkam,
Anchorage Daily News,
13 Sep. 2023
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First, Louis Vuitton reveals its Fall Men’s Spring/Summer 2026 capsule.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
11 Aug. 2025
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Turmeric supplements are available in a range of forms, such as powders, capsules, tablets, teas, tinctures, and topicals.—
Patricia Weiser,
Verywell Health,
6 Aug. 2025
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Kaitlyn Santa Juana plays a college student who learns that her grandmother cheated Death decades ago, and now that jerk is coming to take out her whole family via various creatively gnarly, Rube Goldberg-esque kills.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
1 Aug. 2025
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Mid-performance, the prop jerks downward after slipping from its wire, causing a drop that nearly unseats her.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
19 July 2025
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Carnival Midway’s cast of trapeze artists, aerialists, jugglers and clowns perform every hour on the half hour, starting at 1:30 p.m. (on weekends, the show kicks off at 11:30a.m.).—
Alex Schechter,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Aug. 2025
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There’s a patient, dressed as a clown, who has his arm drilled into.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
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The center is permitted for all native wildlife, ranging from opossums, skunks, raccoons to songbirds, waterfowl, reptiles, and amphibians, Hamlin said.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
2 July 2025
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The animals included 12 bats, nine racoons, eight skunks, two groundhogs, a bobcat, three cats and a fox, data shows.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
14 July 2025
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Made up of a series of hollow, interlocking keratin segments, the rattle is unique to the Crotalus genus; plenty of snakes shake their tails in warning, but only rattlesnakes rattle while doing so.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Aug. 2025
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Forget about repellants, sonic devices, or snake fencing.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
1 Aug. 2025
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Best trait: Fluid athleticism A talented joker tight end, Klare is a smooth athlete in the passing game, with a talent for creating space both before and after the catch.—
Dane Brugler,
New York Times,
24 July 2025
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There, Mac takes on a role between Puck and Prospero, donning a joker’s cap to jokingly-and-not unsettle your expectations of how a play should end.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
13 June 2025
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“Pill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pill. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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