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
Identifying what makes certain people more sensitive to them could shape criteria for prescribing emulsifier-free diets.
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Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 25 June 2025
Doctors should be prescribing drugs based on a patients’ needs and not influenced by patients who have seen an ad for a prescription drug.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
Advocacy efforts highlighted several priorities, including passing the Safe Step Act to prevent insurance companies from forcing patients to fail on cheaper medications before approving the treatment originally prescribed by their doctors.
—Julienne Verdi, Boston Herald, 22 June 2025
Consumers are not qualified to self diagnose symptoms and prescribe drugs to themselves based on information from a commercial.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2025
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Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 25 June 2025
Doctors should be prescribing drugs based on a patients’ needs and not influenced by patients who have seen an ad for a prescription drug.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
Advocacy efforts highlighted several priorities, including passing the Safe Step Act to prevent insurance companies from forcing patients to fail on cheaper medications before approving the treatment originally prescribed by their doctors.
—Julienne Verdi, Boston Herald, 22 June 2025
Consumers are not qualified to self diagnose symptoms and prescribe drugs to themselves based on information from a commercial.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2025
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Without specifying any figures, Sinclair says its ratings for women’s tennis have grown since 2023, especially among the coveted 18-to-34-year-old demographic.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
1 July 2025
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This must include at least 100 MHz from 3.98 to 4.2 GHz, but the plan doesn't specify where the rest of the 300 MHz or more would be taken from.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 June 2025
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Paul Guerlain, the grandson of Jean-Paul Guerlain, although not affiliated with the Guerlain brand, represents the next generation committed to upholding the values that have defined the maison for centuries.—
Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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As international attention turns away from missile strikes and toward diplomacy following the recent ceasefire between Iran and Israel, a deeper, longer-term struggle is quietly taking shape inside the Islamic Republic — one that will define the country’s political future.—
Pegah Banihashemi,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2025
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“Prescribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prescribe. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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