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as in tablets
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 dogs
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 pills
Here, in a former metal yard turned residential drug rehabilitation center just outside of town, the 40-year-old arrived after years of addiction that began around the time opioid pain pills flooded into the hardscrabble region’s mountains and valleys.
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Chris Kenning, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Those treatments are no longer in short supply, and Wall Street and the health and medical community hope that pills won't encounter the same issue.
—Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
This mirrors how pharmaceutical companies spend billions developing drugs but can manufacture additional pills cheaply.
—Anjana Susarla, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Unichem Pharmaceuticals has recalled one lot of a muscle relaxer because the pills in the bottle might not be the muscle relaxer on the label.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
One way to spend less time in that high estrogen state is to take cyclical birth control, like combination birth control pills with both estrogen and progesterone, to change your hormone levels.
—Sam Manzella, Flow Space, 2 Sep. 2025
Taking opioid pills, however, will suppress your body’s own natural opioid production.
—Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
In the docuseries, Michaels' former costar, Bob Harper, and others affiliated with the reality show, accused Michaels of unethical behavior, such as having bullied contestants, given them caffeine pills in an effort to lose weight faster, and restricting their calories to unsafe levels.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
While the most common PrEP therapies are highly effective at shielding people from HIV, the pills need to be taken once a day to maintain protection.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Chris Kenning, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Those treatments are no longer in short supply, and Wall Street and the health and medical community hope that pills won't encounter the same issue.
—Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
This mirrors how pharmaceutical companies spend billions developing drugs but can manufacture additional pills cheaply.
—Anjana Susarla, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Unichem Pharmaceuticals has recalled one lot of a muscle relaxer because the pills in the bottle might not be the muscle relaxer on the label.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
One way to spend less time in that high estrogen state is to take cyclical birth control, like combination birth control pills with both estrogen and progesterone, to change your hormone levels.
—Sam Manzella, Flow Space, 2 Sep. 2025
Taking opioid pills, however, will suppress your body’s own natural opioid production.
—Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
In the docuseries, Michaels' former costar, Bob Harper, and others affiliated with the reality show, accused Michaels of unethical behavior, such as having bullied contestants, given them caffeine pills in an effort to lose weight faster, and restricting their calories to unsafe levels.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
While the most common PrEP therapies are highly effective at shielding people from HIV, the pills need to be taken once a day to maintain protection.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pills
Noun
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Lenovo has a pair of new Android tablets stuffed with AI and big batteries.—
Iyaz Akhtar,
PC Magazine,
5 Sep. 2025
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The glare-free screen is where Kindle is different from other tablets, since it’s designed to be easier on the eyes.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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One of her dogs was killed alongside her, the spokesperson said, while the other ran away.—
Jillian Frankel,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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Both dogs were emaciated, and shelter staff believed Maggie had been used as a breeding dog before being abandoned with her litter.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Some lava tubes that wrap across the surface of the Red Planet could make perfect protective shells to position prefabricated human habitats transported aboard the massive Starship capsules that are now counting down to descending on Mars.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Participants in the treatment group swallowed 28 capsules over two days, each containing gut bacteria from four donors.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Sep. 2025
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The two drugs have a different set of broader indications, with Zepbound also approved to treat sleep apnea in people with obesity, for example.—
Deidre McPhillips,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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An Illinois State Police toxicology report that was completed on June 24 found that the driver did not have alcohol or drugs in her system, but did find bupropion (Wellbutrin, an anti-anxiety prescription medication), per the reports.—
Pam DeFiglio,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The mechanism feels smooth and sturdy—no awkward jerks or wobbles.—
Zoë Sessums,
Architectural Digest,
4 Sep. 2025
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Life is too short to work with jerks.—
Shayne Fitz-Coy,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Four doses of the polio vaccine or three if the third dose was given after the age of 4.—
Lily Altavena,
Freep.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Two doses are 97% effective against measles, while one dose is 93% effective.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Strangely, all the clowns with Ukraine flags 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 in their bio are also all silent on this one.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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The sheriff threatens to arrest Morticia on account of aiding and abetting a murderer, but Gomez points out that these clowns (the cops) abandoned Nevermore to protect Normies at Pilgrim World.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
3 Sep. 2025
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Around 75% of Americans are exposed to raccoons, skunks and foxes — the very wildlife that commonly spread the fatal disease to humans, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.—
Shiv Sudhakar,
FOXNews.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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The skunk with distemper is stuck in the window well again, chewing incessantly on the garden hose that is coiled up in there.—
Miriam Toews
September 3,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Pills.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pills. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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