Thesaurus results for PRESCRIPTIONS

prescriptions

noun

plural of prescription

as in rules

an inherited or established way of thinking, feeling, or doing the time-honored prescription among hostelers that you do not mess with another person's stuff

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Recent Examples of prescriptions Already the spiraling cost of everyday necessities like groceries, prescriptions and gas have forced her to get by on a lot less. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 19 July 2026 Older adults are more heterogeneous than people in younger age groups in terms of chronic conditions and multiple medications, Chen says, which can pose challenges with both prescriptions and side effects. — Liz Seegert, Scientific American, 19 July 2026 Full disclosure matters because supplements can interact with prescriptions and overlap in ways that increase risk. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026 Some but not all of his medications came, because the health plan said his provider needed to clarify his prescriptions. — Renuka Rayasam, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2026 LLMs, for example, are not given robust, explicit prescriptions on grammar, or an overly structured map for interpreting what matters and why about every point of knowledge in their datasets. — ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026 She was also accused of giving opioid prescriptions to individuals who were not her patients, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office previously said. — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 10 July 2026 Eligible expenses include Medicare Part B, Part D and Medicare Advantage premiums, as well as copays, lab fees, prescriptions, contact lenses and certain transportation costs related to medical care. — Dan Avery, CNBC, 9 July 2026 An anticipated surge in prescriptions could also cause a supply bottleneck and cost taxpayers millions of dollars. — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 1 July 2026

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Noun

Facing unpredictable tariffs, fleet disruptions, and intense competition, the company is entering a new era of reglobalization, where automated belt systems, edge robotics, and new trade patterns are rewriting the rules of global supply chains.

— Fortune Editors, Fortune, 15 July 2026
The publisher added a direct purchase option to the game in violation of both Apple’s and Google’s rules.

— Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026

Definition of rules

Noun

The best experiences borrow from every part of the day, including the outfit, the pregame meal, the traditions and the postgame hang.

— Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
In this film by Mira Nair, based on the novel by Jhumpa Lahiri, the Ganguli family maintain a delicate balancing act between honoring the traditions of their native India and blending into American culture after moving from Calcutta to New York.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 14 July 2026