as in specifying
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 prescribing
But in just the past two years, two different telehealth practices have been sanctioned for inappropriately prescribing stimulants.
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Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026
Duties include evaluating inmates’ mental health, creating treatment plans, prescribing medications and providing therapy.
—Sacbee.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The settlement agreement, lodged in Los Angeles federal court, says the DOJ will no longer seek access to minors’ most sensitive unmodified medical records at CHLA — including mental health treatment notes, prescribing information and other personal details related to gender-affirming care.
—City News Service, Daily News, 26 Jan. 2026
Doctors started prescribing other opioids for postpartum pain, such as hydromorphone and oxycodone, whose metabolic pathways are more predictable and less subject to genetic variations.
—Ben Taub, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Both Children’s and Denver Health stopped prescribing puberty blockers and hormonal treatment to patients under 18 in late December or early January.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2026
In Texas, the prescribing health professional and patient must be registered in the state’s Compassionate Use Registry.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 20 Jan. 2026
Instead of prescribing execution details, Rahm focused on shared purpose.
—Alain Hunkins, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Continuity of care, coordination with specialists, appropriate prescribing protocols, and data privacy standards must be monitored through external review.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 19 Jan. 2026
Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026
Duties include evaluating inmates’ mental health, creating treatment plans, prescribing medications and providing therapy.
—Sacbee.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The settlement agreement, lodged in Los Angeles federal court, says the DOJ will no longer seek access to minors’ most sensitive unmodified medical records at CHLA — including mental health treatment notes, prescribing information and other personal details related to gender-affirming care.
—City News Service, Daily News, 26 Jan. 2026
Doctors started prescribing other opioids for postpartum pain, such as hydromorphone and oxycodone, whose metabolic pathways are more predictable and less subject to genetic variations.
—Ben Taub, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Both Children’s and Denver Health stopped prescribing puberty blockers and hormonal treatment to patients under 18 in late December or early January.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2026
In Texas, the prescribing health professional and patient must be registered in the state’s Compassionate Use Registry.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 20 Jan. 2026
Instead of prescribing execution details, Rahm focused on shared purpose.
—Alain Hunkins, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Continuity of care, coordination with specialists, appropriate prescribing protocols, and data privacy standards must be monitored through external review.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 19 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prescribing
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Entire chapters specifying how nuclear material should be secured and what sorts of physical barriers should be built to protect it have been reduced to bullet points.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
28 Jan. 2026
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Include your name, phone number and email address specifying February Writing Workshop.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Jan. 2026
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Period hairstyles also play a significant role in defining the characters of Elvira and Agnes, aka Cinderella, played by Thea Sofie Loch Naess.—
Simon Thompson,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Feb. 2026
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And isn’t that about to become the defining ingredient of all future Hall of Fame voting, sooner than later?—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Prescribing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prescribing. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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