prescriptions

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 Seniors count on nearby pharmacies for timely prescriptions, familiar service, and help managing their medications. — L. Prather McKinnon, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026 The company sells generic and select brand-name prescriptions directly to consumers and health care providers, eliminating pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) that tend to inflate retail drug prices. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026 Then, consider prescriptions for problem spots on the skin with your dermatologist. — Norah O'Donnell, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 And in digital health and software, China is reshaping everything from triage and appointment booking to consultation, payment, and prescriptions. — Ruby Wang, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026 Review medical bills and insurance statements Look for unfamiliar medical appointments, prescriptions, procedures or insurance claims. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026 Women across the country are still struggling to fill prescriptions for estrogen patches. — Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026 In the longer term, the generic industry — which represents most prescriptions filled in the United States — will continue pushing for an overhaul of the patent system brand-name drugmakers use to maintain exclusivity over their products. — Megan R. Wilson, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026 Startups including Quel, Livelyhood, and Choose Your Horizon are already marketing off-label prescriptions of the popular obesity drugs to people struggling with substance use. — Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 22 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prescriptions
Noun
  • All three said West Point appears to be circumventing the judge's ruling by using a different justification to continue to enforce its speech rules.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
  • This exploits a loophole in the government's fiscal rules, as money given to these institutions does not count as extra borrowing.
    — Ian King, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • But experts and adherents alike warn that this idea fails to reckon with how different traditions and worldviews can often contradict one another.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
  • And Saul says that younger heirs often want to preserve their family’s charitable traditions while giving in ways that reflect their own values.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • LendingTree’s model values the federal child tax credit at $2,200 per child, up from $2,000.
    — Martie Bowser, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Education and giving back are important values to the family as the project represents for them a broader impact within the natural diamond industry.
    — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026

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“Prescriptions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prescriptions. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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