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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
Rodriguez claims in the lawsuit, which alleges wrongful death, that the pills were ordered by his girlfriend’s estranged husband who then pressured her to take them to end the pregnancies.
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Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
The deputy searched Jamall and his belongings, finding insulin in his luggage and two ecstasy pills in his pocket.
—Christopher Damien, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
Further investigation determined that the pills had been stolen from patients at a health care facility where Aljobori was employed at the time, police said.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2026
However, the pills were only tested on 40 people, which is generally considered too small to be statistically valid.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 31 Jan. 2026
John Eric Spiby, 80, was sentenced to 16 years in prison in England after an investigation uncovered counterfeit pills worth up to $400 million, Greater Manchester Police said.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Arsenal’s Christian Norgaard spoke to The Times about his previous struggles with sleeping pills while at Brondby in his native Denmark.
—Tom Burrows, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
The pills come in 8-ounce amber glass bottles with black caps, each containing 60 capsules.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 30 Jan. 2026
In autonomous tests, the robot unscrews bottle caps, extracts individual pills from organizers despite occlusion, dispenses precise syringe volumes under variable resistance, and selects small metal parts from cluttered containers.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 28 Jan. 2026
Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
The deputy searched Jamall and his belongings, finding insulin in his luggage and two ecstasy pills in his pocket.
—Christopher Damien, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
Further investigation determined that the pills had been stolen from patients at a health care facility where Aljobori was employed at the time, police said.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2026
However, the pills were only tested on 40 people, which is generally considered too small to be statistically valid.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 31 Jan. 2026
John Eric Spiby, 80, was sentenced to 16 years in prison in England after an investigation uncovered counterfeit pills worth up to $400 million, Greater Manchester Police said.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Arsenal’s Christian Norgaard spoke to The Times about his previous struggles with sleeping pills while at Brondby in his native Denmark.
—Tom Burrows, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
The pills come in 8-ounce amber glass bottles with black caps, each containing 60 capsules.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 30 Jan. 2026
In autonomous tests, the robot unscrews bottle caps, extracts individual pills from organizers despite occlusion, dispenses precise syringe volumes under variable resistance, and selects small metal parts from cluttered containers.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pills
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Smartphones Samsung’s mobile experience and networks businesses, tasked with developing and selling smartphones, tablets, wearables and other devices, posted weaker results in the fourth quarter.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
28 Jan. 2026
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Most of these children were born during the pandemic and spent much of their infancy quarantined indoors, their earliest socialization filtered through the blue light of tablets and television, Aguet said.—
Christopher Buchanan,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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In 2022, Japanese researchers found that dogs produced tears when reuniting with their humans.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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Ending the retail sales of dogs is a crucial way to reduce demand from puppy mills.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
26 Jan. 2026
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The capsules, which can remain intact inside the digestive tract for weeks, are able to release their medications on a schedule.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Jan. 2026
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Flaxseed oil capsules don’t need to be stored in the refrigerator.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The following month, a warrant led to the seizure of guns, ammunition, cash, machinery, counterfeit drugs and raw materials.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Treatment is complicated by difficulty detecting the cancer in early stages, and its resistance to common cancer drugs.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Moreover, where most clients are great, some are jerks.—
Kathy Kristof,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Jan. 2026
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The herks and jerks, the highs and lows, the lack of consistency that has summed up so much of McCarthy’s season reared their oft-ugly heads.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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The vaccines are administered in two doses and are highly effective, with two doses being 97% effective while one dose is 93% effective.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
31 Jan. 2026
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Novo Nordisk charges $499 a month for all doses of Wegovy, while Eli Lilly offers its lowest dose for $349 and the others at $499.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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The results will show young women who look an awful lot like circus clowns, with faces hidden under layers of masks, gels, serums, and even face tape.—
Jana Pollack,
Parents,
31 Jan. 2026
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What awaits you is an emotional journey through family, death, grief, memory, hope, and tears that also features clowns – yes, clowns!—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Jan. 2026
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The critters who drop in or call the space home range from monarch butterflies, ladybugs and lizards to hummingbirds and bushtits, skunks, opossums and even the occasional mountain lion.—
Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Jan. 2026
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Thiols are responsible for the distinctive aromas of skunk spray and ripe durian; they’re also added to natural gas to provide a detectable rotten-egg smell at even trace levels.—
Nicola Twilley,
New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Pills.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pills. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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