as in specified
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
Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2025
The prescribed fire has been burning on private land.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Their star tight end, George Kittle — the prescribed fulcrum of their offense — is out for the next four weeks with a hamstring injury.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
The ultimate therapy might just be sitting by the tranquil sea with a soothing cup of your personally prescribed tea and a healthy afternoon snack.
—Sherrie Nachman, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
There is great risk in potentially vilifying one of the most prescribed medications that the US Food and Drug Administration has approved and determined to be safe and effective for the treatment of mental illness, Brendel said.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
This was not a prescribed fire.
—Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
Benefits also cover more expensive aspherical lenses, which are prescribed for those with higher prescriptions.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2025
Some of these medications are also FDA-approved for weight loss, and the ones that aren’t are often prescribed off-label for weight loss.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 15 Sep. 2025
During an interview with Variety, the 77-year-old Oscar-winning actress shot back at critics who attributed her 100-pound weight loss solely to Ozempic, a GLP-1 injectable medication traditionally prescribed to treat diabetes but recently used as a weight-loss medication.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025
In any case, The Wren, which Mester co-owns with Rosemary Liss, is most glorious when taken as prescribed.
—The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Cancer biology research in the 1960s led to the discovery of cisplatin, a chemotherapy prescribed to 10% to 20% of cancer patients.
—Zeynep Hasgül, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2025
An advisory group for the CDC is expected to meet later this month and will issue formal recommendations for how the COVID vaccine can be prescribed.
—September 11, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
And that’s why doctors prescribed it to me.
—P.e. Moskowitz
september 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
Somni claims its buds deliver high quality audio when within the prescribed range of the mat, albeit in mono rather than stereo.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2025
The prescribed fire has been burning on private land.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Their star tight end, George Kittle — the prescribed fulcrum of their offense — is out for the next four weeks with a hamstring injury.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
The ultimate therapy might just be sitting by the tranquil sea with a soothing cup of your personally prescribed tea and a healthy afternoon snack.
—Sherrie Nachman, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
There is great risk in potentially vilifying one of the most prescribed medications that the US Food and Drug Administration has approved and determined to be safe and effective for the treatment of mental illness, Brendel said.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
This was not a prescribed fire.
—Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
The drugs were often used in combination with another appetite suppressant called phentermine, which remains on the market but is prescribed only for short-term use, typically less than 12 weeks, due to its own adverse side effects, including addiction.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
Benefits also cover more expensive aspherical lenses, which are prescribed for those with higher prescriptions.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2025
Some of these medications are also FDA-approved for weight loss, and the ones that aren’t are often prescribed off-label for weight loss.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 15 Sep. 2025
During an interview with Variety, the 77-year-old Oscar-winning actress shot back at critics who attributed her 100-pound weight loss solely to Ozempic, a GLP-1 injectable medication traditionally prescribed to treat diabetes but recently used as a weight-loss medication.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025
In any case, The Wren, which Mester co-owns with Rosemary Liss, is most glorious when taken as prescribed.
—The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Cancer biology research in the 1960s led to the discovery of cisplatin, a chemotherapy prescribed to 10% to 20% of cancer patients.
—Zeynep Hasgül, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2025
An advisory group for the CDC is expected to meet later this month and will issue formal recommendations for how the COVID vaccine can be prescribed.
—September 11, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
And that’s why doctors prescribed it to me.
—P.e. Moskowitz
september 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prescribed
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Though Gaudí’s fund-raising circular had specified the cross’s appearance, and the model in the warehouse had survived, how to actually build it and which materials to use had been up to Faulí and his team.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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While the White House has specified its stance on the measure, White House AI and Crypto Sacks has tended to side with industry concerns about similar proposals and will likely be a strong voice against the initiative.—
Owen Tedford,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Nikolas Kokovlis | Nurphoto | Getty Images Online lender Klarna priced its IPO at $40 per share on Tuesday, above its expected range, in a deal that values the Swedish company at about $15 billion.—
Ryan Browne,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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However, economists caution, the better-than-expected reading could be a sign of a slowing economy and that shrinking businesses’ margins could foretell higher prices for consumers in the near future.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Charisma and control once defined professional strength.—
Nirit Cohen,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Athletes are often defined by their times, medals, and records, but stripping back their impact to numbers can be reductive, particularly in Fraser-Pryce’s case.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The snug drawstring closure and four fixed buckles that attach to each chair leg help keep the cover from blowing away in the wind while keeping dirt and debris out.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Sep. 2025
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Wobbling through space The Earth’s axis, which is an imaginary line running through the North and South Poles, is in constant motion, even though it is commonly depicted as a fixed line.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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About 20 seconds later, the return capsule separated from the escape tower at a predetermined altitude.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Sweet Spot charges per ounce, rather than charging by a predetermined cost.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Jackson, 43, likes relatively plain suits and ties in predictable gray and blue colors.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
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Additionally, once the systems are in place and a team handles the management, the income will be predictable and scalable.—
Justin Donald,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In contrast, deliberative choices are seen as more calculated or logical.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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My character was a very calculated man, and to a degree even more so than Russell’s Göring and Mike’s Jackson, the latter of whom basically could have had an incredible career but with one of the bravest acts of humility, decided to go down another road and seek justice.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Switch Scorekeeping With Repair, And Set Limits Mistakes are inevitable, but they can be followed by repair.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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After Karen Read’s inevitable (second) acquittal, Alan Jackson wrote a scathing letter to Commissioner Cox basically telling him that Kelly Dever was all through as a cop.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Prescribed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prescribed. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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