as in to specify
to give the rules about (something) clearly and exactly
in chess, you can move the various pieces only in certain prescribed ways
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Recent Examples of prescribe
If moisturizing doesn’t help, a dermatologist can prescribe stronger topical treatments.
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Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Flow Space, 13 Feb. 2026
Physicians are unable to prescribe marijuana for medical use.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
The mother had tested positive for methadone, the medication prescribed to treat her opioid addiction.
—Shoshana Walter, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
People prescribed obesity medications and fertility drugs may stand to benefit the most, given that these may not be covered by insurance, Hoadley says.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 10 Feb. 2026
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Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Flow Space, 13 Feb. 2026
Physicians are unable to prescribe marijuana for medical use.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
The mother had tested positive for methadone, the medication prescribed to treat her opioid addiction.
—Shoshana Walter, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
People prescribed obesity medications and fertility drugs may stand to benefit the most, given that these may not be covered by insurance, Hoadley says.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prescribe
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The department did not specify where the DNA was found.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 2026
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Officials did not specify the relationship between Carmona and the child.—
Elissa Jorgensen,
Dallas Morning News,
16 Feb. 2026
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What makes the current moment so striking is that the drift now appears to be reversing, cautiously and without the overexuberance that defined the post-WTO era.—
Dewardric L. McNeal,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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Yet the defining challenges of our era do not respect borders.—
Alan H.H. Fleischmann,
Time,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Prescribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prescribe. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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