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 Add to that difficulty in remembering to take the meds, having a complex drug schedule and having recent changes in prescriptions. — Helen Dennis, Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026 On Sunday, when the pharmacy was open half a day, Fauci worked the counter, ringing up prescriptions. — Michael Collins, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026 After this news, prescriptions for hormone therapy went down dramatically. — Mara Gordon, NPR, 7 Aug. 2026 New research suggests a centuries-old practice may offer real relief without pills, prescriptions or a gym membership. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Aug. 2026 That unit dispenses prescriptions in CVS' more than 9,000 retail pharmacies and provides other services, such as vaccinations and diagnostic testing. — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026 For those who do qualify and commit to the full protocol, the payoff can outlast a lifetime of prescriptions. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026 Her days were filled with medical appointments, lab tests, prescriptions, medication changes and infusions. — Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2026 In the past few months, growth in prescriptions for GLP-1 drugs for weight loss have moderated, according to Cigna chief executive officer Brian Evanko. — Ed Silverman, STAT, 31 July 2026

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The question for several speakers was not necessarily whether data centers should exist in Marietta, but what rules should govern them.

— Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
New federal rules are creating issues for states The federal rules in question were first proposed last year and were finalized in May.

— P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of rules

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The backstory L’Auberge Carmel, a Relais & Châteaux property, was built in 1929 as a commission for Allen Knight, an adventurer and author, as a way to bring together the artistic spirit of Carmel-by-the-Sea and European traditions.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026
For some Muslim intellectuals and travelers, Japan’s modernization and its victory over Russia was proof that Asian nations need not be subservient to Europe or abandon their own cultural traditions.

— Mimi Hanaoka, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of traditions

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Content creator online reviews of hotels, resorts, cruises, restaurants, and airline flights, often with impressive production values, can generate hundreds of thousands, and even millions, of views.

— Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Venus, planet of money and values, in your 2nd House of Resources opposes nebulous Neptune in your 8th House of Intimacy, so costs need clear language.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2026