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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 prescribed
Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Nov. 2025
Children with autism can sometimes benefit from being prescribed melatonin, says Owens.
—Veronique Greenwood, Time, 10 Nov. 2025
Don’t use supplements as a substitute for prescribed treatments.
—Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 10 Nov. 2025
Climate change is shrinking the window of time agencies are able to carry out prescribed fires.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 9 Nov. 2025
Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2025
In 2024 alone, one in four Americans with type 2 diabetes were prescribed a GLP-1, according to a report from the National Center for Health Statistics.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Court records show that Diaz, Trujillo and Lorenzo distributed Oxycodone prescribed by a doctor who ran two pain management clinics, including East and West Medical Office in Hialeah.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
At the medical center, a physician dismissed the symptoms as a reaction to the steroid medication she had been prescribed, misdiagnosing her with gynecomastia, a condition typically seen in men who use anabolic steroids, Sutherland’s lawyers said in a report.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
It also is sometimes prescribed for nightmares and other sleep disturbances caused by post-traumatic stress disorder.
—CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
The drug was approved by the FDA to treat high blood pressure, but it can sometimes be prescribed off-label to treat symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to USA Today.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Her doctor prescribed Zurzuvae, a medication designed to treat postpartum depression.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 28 Oct. 2025
What to know before taking a beta blocker No one should take a beta blocker unless it has been prescribed by their doctor, said Charles Marmar, chair of the psychiatry department at NYU Langone Health.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Nov. 2025
Children with autism can sometimes benefit from being prescribed melatonin, says Owens.
—Veronique Greenwood, Time, 10 Nov. 2025
Don’t use supplements as a substitute for prescribed treatments.
—Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 10 Nov. 2025
Climate change is shrinking the window of time agencies are able to carry out prescribed fires.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 9 Nov. 2025
Verb
Even so, the vast majority of public school districts — 90% — already report having a policy similar to what is prescribed in the bill, according to a survey from the state Department of Public Instruction.
—Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2025
In 2024 alone, one in four Americans with type 2 diabetes were prescribed a GLP-1, according to a report from the National Center for Health Statistics.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Court records show that Diaz, Trujillo and Lorenzo distributed Oxycodone prescribed by a doctor who ran two pain management clinics, including East and West Medical Office in Hialeah.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
At the medical center, a physician dismissed the symptoms as a reaction to the steroid medication she had been prescribed, misdiagnosing her with gynecomastia, a condition typically seen in men who use anabolic steroids, Sutherland’s lawyers said in a report.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
It also is sometimes prescribed for nightmares and other sleep disturbances caused by post-traumatic stress disorder.
—CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
The drug was approved by the FDA to treat high blood pressure, but it can sometimes be prescribed off-label to treat symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to USA Today.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Her doctor prescribed Zurzuvae, a medication designed to treat postpartum depression.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 28 Oct. 2025
What to know before taking a beta blocker No one should take a beta blocker unless it has been prescribed by their doctor, said Charles Marmar, chair of the psychiatry department at NYU Langone Health.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prescribed
Adjective
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His expected preliminary hearing, in which the defense would challenge the evidence used to arrest him and cross-examine the state's witnesses, has been postponed until January at the earliest.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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An expected dip in mortgage rates isn't likely enough to help house hunters much, analysts said.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Tariffs can still be applied to goods that are not specified under the agreement.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Nov. 2025
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Trump has not specified income requirements for recipients and has only mentioned that at least $2,000 per person, excluding high-income individuals, would be distributed.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
11 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Mentality and late goals defined their seven-game winning run to start the campaign but there were flaws in those performances and they were exposed further in defeats.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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There was a need for more reliable information about concussions and uniformity in terms of how they were being defined in terms of severity.—
NPR,
NPR,
9 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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And if no bus runs to your destination, there might be a dolmuş, a yellow van that runs on a fixed route, but stops whenever a passenger requests it and leaves whenever the van is full.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Nov. 2025
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There’s no fixed size for small business security, but a common range is 20 to 25 devices.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Everyone knows where the story is going, and whatever growth takes place along the way needs to reach the predetermined maturity of what’s already known.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
22 Oct. 2025
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Once all spots are sold, the breaker opens the box live online, revealing which cards go to which participant based on the predetermined assignments.—
Mark Billingsley,
Sacbee.com,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Like machines, most companies are designed to create efficient, predictable outcomes; minimize risk; and eliminate variation.—
Jana Werner,
Harvard Business Review,
5 Nov. 2025
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Voclosporin is chemically similar to cyclosporine but has been modified to exhibit more predictable pharmacokinetics, resulting in steadier blood levels and fewer dose adjustments.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Kara opposes this hate group, fighting the calculated acts of disinformation, intolerance, and bigotry.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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The Ivy League graduate and former high school valedictorian has since become a polarizing public figure, viewed by some as a vigilante and others as a cold and calculated murderer.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The fall of Pokrovsk – the strategic value of which has already been greatly diminished, but which would nevertheless represent the biggest win for Moscow since 2023 – now seems almost inevitable, according to those on the ground.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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This character of aberrance is what makes accidental surfing deaths seem inevitable—or, rather, inexorable, built into the subway’s force.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Prescribed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prescribed. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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