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
What stood out most was the confidence designers showed in encouraging individuality rather than prescribing a single way of dressing.
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Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
23 June 2026
About two decades ago, Turner said, the healthcare industry started acknowledging the limits and risks of prescribing opioids for chronic pain.
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Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
But the Washington case centered on Jackson prescribing ivermectin for COVID-19, which in Tennessee no longer required a patient to see a doctor.
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ABC News,
17 June 2026
Flores seems to be hanging on by a thread; prescribing more exercise feels beside the point.
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Megan Greenwell,
Bloomberg,
9 June 2026
Ohio's Board of Pharmacy has taken action against several pharmacies and clinics providing retatrutide, and just last month, Alabama's Medical Board warned physicians against prescribing research-grade medications.
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Daniel Gilbert,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
For now, clinicians are holding off on prescribing GLP-1 drugs to prevent or treat cancer until there is more research, particularly human clinical trials, which some researchers are already beginning to design.
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Lori Youmshajekian,
Scientific American,
8 June 2026
But because so many factors remain unknown, prescribing a GLP-1 drug to someone living with migraine would be a premature decision.
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Sukhman Rekhi,
Verywell Health,
1 June 2026
Those norms translate into criteria that assess real-world outcomes, rather than prescribing technical processes that will be obsolete within months.
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Shlomit Wagman,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
23 June 2026
About two decades ago, Turner said, the healthcare industry started acknowledging the limits and risks of prescribing opioids for chronic pain.
—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
But the Washington case centered on Jackson prescribing ivermectin for COVID-19, which in Tennessee no longer required a patient to see a doctor.
—
ABC News,
17 June 2026
Flores seems to be hanging on by a thread; prescribing more exercise feels beside the point.
—
Megan Greenwell,
Bloomberg,
9 June 2026
Ohio's Board of Pharmacy has taken action against several pharmacies and clinics providing retatrutide, and just last month, Alabama's Medical Board warned physicians against prescribing research-grade medications.
—
Daniel Gilbert,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
For now, clinicians are holding off on prescribing GLP-1 drugs to prevent or treat cancer until there is more research, particularly human clinical trials, which some researchers are already beginning to design.
—
Lori Youmshajekian,
Scientific American,
8 June 2026
But because so many factors remain unknown, prescribing a GLP-1 drug to someone living with migraine would be a premature decision.
—
Sukhman Rekhi,
Verywell Health,
1 June 2026
Those norms translate into criteria that assess real-world outcomes, rather than prescribing technical processes that will be obsolete within months.
—
Shlomit Wagman,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prescribing
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On June 11, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department released a statement specifying that Mexican authorities had not contacted them about the tip or the search efforts, but saying the investigation was still ongoing.
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Its Senate sponsor, Chicago Democrat Ram Villivalam, acknowledged more work was needed without specifying what stalled the bill.
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Long before the disputes that would ultimately lead to the colonies seeking their independence from England, racial slavery had become a defining feature of Virginia’s economic and social structure.
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That’s the gist of a 181-page report from a team of University of California researchers that was charged with defining the factors to be resolved before such a system could be implemented.
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“Prescribing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prescribing. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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