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 Since Melanie Federline’s arrest, details in the arrest warrant about loose pills and the use of allergy medicine in the home as a sleep aid have alarmed physicians and child welfare experts. — Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026 The sheriff’s Special Investigations Group began looking into the pair earlier this year and bought more than 500 pills containing meth from Fornalewski and Zarate over several months. — Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026 The research also suggests a protective link to taking birth control pills earlier in life and having more years between a first period and menopause. — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 5 Nov. 2026 Whole-body therapies, which come in pills, patches, sprays, gels and a vaginal ring, deliver doses of hormones into the bloodstream at levels high enough to have significant effects on symptoms like hot flashes. — Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026 Other PrEP options, including pills and an every-other-month shot of the drug cabotegravir, are very effective and widely available. — ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026 As for why omega-3s from whole foods seem to perform better than those in pills? — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 2 Nov. 2026 He was found with two hydrocodone pills on his person during a search at the scene. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026 San Francisco police said cychlorphine, estimated to be 10 times estimated more powerful than fentanyl, can be found in counterfeit pills designed to look like Xanax, Adderall and Oxycontin. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pills
  1. tablets
  2. dogs
  3. capsules
  4. jerks
  5. drugs
  6. clowns
  7. doses
  8. skunks
Noun
  • This commitment is far superior to the nebulous promises Amazon made in the past and puts the 12 Pro on even footing with the iPad and even Samsung's Galaxy tablets.
    — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2026
  • New pods In June, Lavazza introduced Tablì in the US, a $129 machine that uses only single-serve espresso tablets made with compressed ground coffee — a shift from its capsules made from plastic and aluminum.
    — Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of tablets
Noun
  • Black-haired dogs seem to have the toughest time getting adopted, even though many of them are happy, friendly, playful dogs.
    — Maryanne Dell, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The law capped the number of breeding dogs in a single operation at 50 and required rest between breeding cycles.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of dogs
Noun
  • New pods In June, Lavazza introduced Tablì in the US, a $129 machine that uses only single-serve espresso tablets made with compressed ground coffee — a shift from its capsules made from plastic and aluminum.
    — Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026
  • One lot of a vegan supplement sold under the 365 Whole Foods Market brand has been recalled because the capsules might have salmonella.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of capsules
Noun
  • This book includes nothing from Elain’s perspective; hopefully, the next book will prioritize her and possibly offer some magical explanation for why the rest of the Night Court has been such jerks to one another in this novel.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of jerks
Noun
  • Kurtz also pointed to declines in cities like San Francisco, which is moving to support more sober-living options, housing that bans drugs and alcohol.
    — Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Brancato also advises parents to keep drugs out of the reach of children, even over-the-counter medications that are safe in small doses.
    — Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of drugs
Noun
  • Gacy painted over a thousand pictures, many of clowns, while on death row in the 1980s and 1990s.
    — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The weekend kicks off in earnest with the annual zombie walk, which this year also features clowns.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 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
  • But there is also no mistaking the distinct black-and-white fur and bushy tails of skunks.
    — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Officials say the last animal confirmed to have rabies that wasn’t a bat was a skunk infected with the bat strain of rabies in Long Beach in 2014.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of skunks

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“Pills.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pills. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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