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
Your out-of-pocket costs without insurance could range from around $199 per month to $449 per month, depending on the medication and dose your provider prescribes.
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Rebecca Strong, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
Because amphetamines are less commonly prescribed in Europe, there were too few children in the dataset to draw accurate conclusions about drugs such as Adderall and psychotic disorders, Kelleher said.
—David Cox, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
The coroner ordered no autopsy, didn’t go to the scene and didn’t interview the parents, steps prescribed by national guidelines.
—Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
Multiple states are challenging the federal rules that allow mifepristone to be prescribed via telehealth.
—Geoff Mulvihill, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026
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Rebecca Strong, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
Because amphetamines are less commonly prescribed in Europe, there were too few children in the dataset to draw accurate conclusions about drugs such as Adderall and psychotic disorders, Kelleher said.
—David Cox, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
The coroner ordered no autopsy, didn’t go to the scene and didn’t interview the parents, steps prescribed by national guidelines.
—Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
Multiple states are challenging the federal rules that allow mifepristone to be prescribed via telehealth.
—Geoff Mulvihill, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prescribe
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The outlet did not specify what behavior led to Mills' expulsion.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2026
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The sheriff's office didn't specify how the teen died.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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Sets by Illenium, Steve Aoki, BZRP, Vintage Culture, Armin Van Buuren, Alesso, Martin Garrix, Eric Prydz, Sara Landry, Major Lazer and others highlight a night defined by big production and packed audiences.—
Miami Herald newsroom,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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The girl everyone thought Vlasis was, is the pop-star Madonna who at the time was emerging as a major Hollywood It-girl, and would later become a cultural phenomenon that defined the 80s and 90s.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Prescribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prescribe. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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