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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 Or, as the pills have been recalled, consumers should request a refund from SUPPLX. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2026 By 2023, his company, based in Henderson, Colorado, was manufacturing 81% of the pills sold in dispensaries in the state, according to the cannabis analytics firm BDSA. — Christopher Osher, ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2026 Two hydrocodone pills were later found in Woods’ pocket, according to an arrest affidavit released by the Martin County Sheriff’s Office and reviewed by The Athletic. — Bob Harkins, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026 An arrest affidavit revealed that deputies who searched Woods at the scene discovered two white pills in his pants pocket that were determined to be the opioid hydrocodone. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Sep. 2026 At the time of his arrest, Martin County Sheriff’s Office deputies allegedly found Woods carrying hydrocodone pills in his pocket, according to a probable cause affidavit obtained by PEOPLE. — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026 Their demands for records mirror a New Mexico lawsuit and whistleblower claims that agents were ordered to stand down instead of seizing hundreds of thousands of lethal pills. — Joshua Goodman, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026 Authorities alleged Davis received more than 13,000 pills for Oxycodone and Percocet from November 2019 through March 2024. — ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026 Participants had a median age of 60 and were taking between two and 11 pills daily before switching to Bixlenvo. — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 27 Aug. 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
  • Above and below the main narrative of the Bayeux Tapestry are two strips filled with ancient beasts, including tail-chasing dogs and tightly knotted swans.
    — John Phipps, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Understand the leash laws on the trail and be sure to pick a location that allows dogs.
    — Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of dogs
Noun
  • The multihyphenate creative and Savior Worldwide founder announced the career transition in March via social media, after working with Saucony on several collaborative capsules beginning in 2023.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Psyllium is taken by mouth and comes in a variety of forms, including powder, granules, capsules, liquid, and wafer.
    — Melissa Fiorenza, HEALTH, 11 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
  • Police said drugs and drug paraphernalia were also recovered during the investigation.
    — Vince Basada, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Though historically rare, murder or homicide charges in high-speed crashes that don’t involve drugs or alcohol are becoming increasingly common, according to experts interviewed by USA TODAY.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of drugs
Noun
  • 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
  • Circus of the Damned — An evil ringmaster tries to restore his cursed carnival with a new cast of clowns.
    — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 8 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 National Aviary wants your help naming its two new skunk sisters.
    — Finch Walker, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • State officials say four goats from Farm Adventures Mobile Petting Zoo were likely exposed by a skunk that went into the pen where they're kept.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of skunks

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“Pills.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pills. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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