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verb

past tense of prescribe

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Recent Examples of prescribed
Verb
In adults, medications may be prescribed to help with symptoms, although most of the current research is on medications that help with PTSD, rather than acute stress disorder. Michael MacIntyre, Verywell Health, 10 Apr. 2025 Use compression stockings as prescribed, and elevate your legs regularly. Ruth Jessen Hickman, Md, Verywell Health, 10 Apr. 2025 In a retrospective study, researchers analyzed the number of acne vulgaris diagnoses among people with obesity but not diabetes who had been prescribed Saxenda (liraglutide), Wegovy (semaglutide), or Zepbound (tirzepatide). Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 10 Apr. 2025 This dish has been prescribed by midwives to postpartum women for generations and is meant to fortify the body, enrich breast milk and ward off infection (despite a lack of scientific evidence for the claims). Vicky Hallett, NPR, 10 Apr. 2025 Black returned on day 22, when she was prescribed more antibiotics. Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025 But even without the benefit of direct experience, the possibility of kidney failure may motivate patients to follow their health care providers’ recommendations to eat a healthy diet, get regular physical activity and take their medications as prescribed. Eleanor Rivera, The Conversation, 28 Mar. 2025 Lithium Lithium is a drug commonly prescribed for certain mental health conditions, including bipolar disorder. Karen Berger, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 27 Mar. 2025 They're often prescribed for more sensitive areas, such as the face. Mark Gurarie, Health, 27 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prescribed
Verb
  • The types of chemicals were not specified in the arrest affidavit.
    Noe Padilla, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024
  • No cause of death was specified.
    Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The values were not defined for respondents but left to their own interpretation.
    Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Direct care is defined as the hands-on care provided to residents by nurses or nurse aides, including feeding, bathing, dressing and medication administration.
    Jenna Carlesso, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • That's because the only fixed space weather monitoring probe in Earth's orbit is located in the Lagrange Point 1 about 900 miles (1,500,000 kilometers) away from Earth toward the sun.
    Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 16 May 2025
  • For fixed wage positions, employers may disclose a single wage amount rather than providing a range.
    Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Adjective
  • Read’s indictment of MLM outfits is predictable enough, but her research also reveals how much corporate America has in common with this shady economy, which has long been dismissed as a kooky sideshow.
    Lora Kelley, The Atlantic, 21 May 2025
  • As a result, scenes don’t always feel congruent, plot points are predictable and viewers are left with more questions than answers by the time the final scene ends.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 20 May 2025
Adjective
  • What begins as a calculated attempt to improve his parole prospects evolves into a deeply personal connection with another prisoner, reframing the protagonist’s understanding of dignity, responsibility, and redemption.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
  • His rejection of this initiative is a calculated risk that may already be paying off.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
Adjective
  • The generative AI boom in healthcare feels inevitable.
    Amber Nigam, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
  • When a streaming service pays a premium up front but keeps all future revenue, writers lose the financial upside that once sustained careers through inevitable dry spells.
    JD Barker, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2025
Adjective
  • By enforcing strict identity and access management (IAM) policies, organizations can prevent AI from overreaching its intended purpose and reduce the risk of data exposure.
    Sameer Malhotra, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
  • The young girl was not the intended target, sources emphasized.
    Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 12 May 2025
Adjective
  • What is Valley fever? Valley fever is a lung infection caused by breathing in spores from Coccidioides, a fungus that lives in the soil and dust in certain regions of the United States and the world, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
    Terry Collins, USA Today, 17 May 2025
  • The frontcourt, on the other hand, is less certain.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 16 May 2025

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