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pills

noun

plural of pill
1
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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2
as in bastards
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 Most medications began to degrade relatively quickly, and the majority of pills were broken down by the water-charcoal mixture. — Sunny Linnebur, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026 Investigators later determined that the pills were being sold to anyone who would pay, including minors. — Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026 In other words, don’t let an expensive bottle of pills distract you from the basics. — Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 16 Sep. 2026 In the cases of Perry and Miller, prosecutors ultimately secured convictions for the people who supplied Perry with ketamine and Miller with cocaine and oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026 Or, as the pills have been recalled, consumers should request a refund from SUPPLX. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pills
  1. tablets
  2. dogs
  3. capsules
  4. jerks
  5. drugs
  6. clowns
  7. doses
  8. skunks
Noun
  • Users also accumulate watches, earbuds, tablets, computers, cloud services, messaging habits, photos, accessories and smart-home devices around those platforms.
    — Mark Vena, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The interior chamber is engineered to handle various fuel setups, including gas burners, solid fuel tablets, alcohol burners and even organic biomass like twigs, bark, and leaves.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of tablets
Noun
  • Plus, those dogs checked the pipes far more often, making the entire fab safer for everyone.
    — Pat Gelsinger, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • PetMD recommends skipping the fancy labels and instead choosing shampoos that are pH-balanced for dogs and targeted to actual skin and coat needs like dryness, shedding or itching.
    — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of dogs
Noun
  • No gas capsules, needles or refills -- hands-free sealing with a completion beep.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Intact capsules also remained trapped within the gelatin, meaning some medications could still be identified and potentially retrieved.
    — Sunny Linnebur, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of capsules
Noun
  • Lee and his Burning co-writer Oh Jung-mi resist what might have been the first instinct of many filmmakers by refusing to make Ye-ji and Sang-woo overly patronizing rich jerks.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The Ars OpenForum is a place for readers to ask questions, compare notes, argue (without being jerks to each other), and go down all sorts of rabbit holes.
    — Eric Bangeman, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of jerks
Noun
  • Researchers have documented similar practices across the industry, even for injectable weight-loss drugs that typically require a physical exam and other precautions before beginning treatment.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Landmark legislation designed to alert consumers to where their drugs were made is headed for a full Senate vote, but safety experts say the transparency bill has been stripped of two of its most critical provisions.
    — Naisha Roy, ProPublica, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of drugs
Noun
  • Because some of them are showing up to the game looking like clowns.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The excessiveness of Ken Russell, Joe Coleman, Tasha Tudor, clowns, migraines, Priscilla Presley, and the Winchester Mystery House.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of clowns
Noun
  • The team's doctor administered treatment doses according to height, with a standardized measuring tape against the wall to help determine the dose.
    — William McCarthy, NPR, 4 July 2026
  • One study suggested that patients should be prescribed three or four doses, as well as an additional dose in case it’s needed.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
Definition of doses
Noun
  • The disease, which spreads through bites and scratches from infected animals, is most commonly carried by bats, foxes, raccoons and skunks.
    — Gagandeep Singh, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • In Texas, rabies has been detected mostly in bats, skunks, raccoons and foxes, according to the state health department.
    — Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of skunks

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“Pills.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pills. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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