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
By the end of January 2023, Lindsay had been prescribed a series of drugs, including Zoloft, trazodone, Prozac, Ambien, Remeron, Klonopin, and Seroquel.
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Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
So Jeste doesn't prescribe leucovorin.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 22 Jan. 2026
Rage rooms are even prescribed by some health professionals.
—Will Barker, TheWeek, 22 Jan. 2026
Typically, Islam said beta blockers for anxiety are best tolerated when prescribed at low doses.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 21 Jan. 2026
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Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
So Jeste doesn't prescribe leucovorin.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 22 Jan. 2026
Rage rooms are even prescribed by some health professionals.
—Will Barker, TheWeek, 22 Jan. 2026
Typically, Islam said beta blockers for anxiety are best tolerated when prescribed at low doses.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prescribe
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Current clinical guidelines do not specify the optimal amount of time they should be taken for.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Unsweetened baking chocolate is not suited for all baking and should be used only when specified.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
26 Jan. 2026
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Corporate Traveler, the flagship SME division of Flight Centre Travel Group, announced the release of its Business Travel 2025 Year-in-Review, an annual report delivering a comprehensive retrospective of the key trends, behaviors and destinations that defined the business travel over the past year.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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But while his own work is marked by coincidences and unexpected bookends, some provided by the universe and some engineered by the filmmaker, at its core, it’s defined by an unswerving faith in the boundless eccentricities and fascinating fixations of other people.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Prescribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prescribe. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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