as in specifies
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 prescribes
If your healthcare provider prescribes Lexapro to you, discuss your dosing schedule with them.
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Megan Nunn, Verywell Health, 22 Sep. 2025
In a category that often prescribes lifestyles, DUER resists the sermon.
—Simon Mainwaring, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
After a minor illness, his doctor prescribes an iron-rich diet and physical activity to lose a few extra kilos.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
Produce prescription is a health care approach that prescribes fruits and vegetables to patients with certain health conditions.
—Clara Migoya, AZCentral.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The announcement was part of her new partnership with Ro, a company that prescribes GLP-1 medications through telehealth.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2025
Hey Jane prescribes the two-drug combination of mifepristone and misoprostol up until the 11th week, Freedman said.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 6 Aug. 2025
In general, the staff psychiatrist performs psychiatric evaluations’ participates in-treatment planning and case reviews; prescribes medications and provides crisis intervention and psychotherapy.
—Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Earlier this week, the mother of two launched a campaign with Ro, a company that prescribes GLP-1 medications through telehealth.
—Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Megan Nunn, Verywell Health, 22 Sep. 2025
In a category that often prescribes lifestyles, DUER resists the sermon.
—Simon Mainwaring, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
After a minor illness, his doctor prescribes an iron-rich diet and physical activity to lose a few extra kilos.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
Produce prescription is a health care approach that prescribes fruits and vegetables to patients with certain health conditions.
—Clara Migoya, AZCentral.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The announcement was part of her new partnership with Ro, a company that prescribes GLP-1 medications through telehealth.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2025
Hey Jane prescribes the two-drug combination of mifepristone and misoprostol up until the 11th week, Freedman said.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 6 Aug. 2025
In general, the staff psychiatrist performs psychiatric evaluations’ participates in-treatment planning and case reviews; prescribes medications and provides crisis intervention and psychotherapy.
—Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Earlier this week, the mother of two launched a campaign with Ro, a company that prescribes GLP-1 medications through telehealth.
—Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prescribes
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The dress code also specifies the type of shoes to be worn and forbids facial tattoos or more than one facial piercing.—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
18 Sep. 2025
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Each recipe is indicated by a code—O means the Four Roses distillery; B or E indicates the mashbill (B is 35 percent rye, E is 20 percent rye); S means straight whiskey; and the last letter specifies the yeast strain, each of which brings a different flavor profile to the whiskey.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
19 Aug. 2025
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There is also the matter of landing accuracy, typically described as a landing ellipse, or the elliptical area on a planetary surface that defines the range of possible touchdown spots for a spacecraft.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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The law defines catastrophic risk narrowly as incidents potentially causing 50+ deaths or $1 billion in damage through weapons assistance, autonomous criminal acts, or loss of control.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 Sep. 2025
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