prescribe

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Recent Examples of prescribe Virta Health is tapping into an issue that’s top-of-mind for corporations paying the bills for employees who are prescribed the GLP-1 medications, which can cost upwards of $15,000 a year, though costs have been coming down. Elizabeth MacBride, CNBC, 10 June 2025 Over the years, Booth was prescribed various forms of birth control and pain medication, none of which adequately addressed her symptoms. Ashley Vega, People.com, 6 June 2025 Metformin, commonly used for type 2 diabetes, is often prescribed to improve insulin sensitivity and regulate menstrual cycles. Advertorial, Oc Register, 5 June 2025 Edwards handed out cod liver oil and prescribed steroid inhalers. Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 4 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for prescribe
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Verb
  • Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said the military also struck the headquarters of Iran's internal security forces, without specifying the agency or location.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 June 2025
  • Two men were arrested before this week’s announcement, and the status of the four others wasn’t specified.
    Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 19 June 2025
Verb
  • The edges of the mole are irregular, scalloped, or poorly defined.
    Sarah Jividen, Health, 13 June 2025
  • The program defined orphans as children who had lost one or both parents to AIDS, and the children did not necessarily have HIV themselves.
    Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 13 June 2025

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“Prescribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prescribe. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.

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