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 No drugs in this class are approved to treat obesity in children under 12, even though GLP-1 prescriptions for children between 8 and 11 have increased more than 300-fold since 2019. — STAT, 1 Oct. 2026 Gholamreza Rahmani, a Tehran welder, and his wife recently scoured several pharmacies over two days hoping to fill prescriptions for four medicines for their 12-year-old daughter, who was having stomach troubles. — ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026 Patients can go online, click a few buttons, and receive prescriptions, advice, or diagnoses without leaving the comfort of their home. — Jay Feldstein, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026 Every day, Hy-Vee pharmacy manager Erin Jensen dispenses prescriptions for GLP-1 drugs, the weight-loss medications that have more than tripled in popularity in the last two years in the United States. — Israel Schuman, Des Moines Register, 22 Sep. 2026 These two nationalist traditions offered starkly different diagnoses of Brazil’s problems and divergent political prescriptions. — Andre Pagliarini, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026 This year’s medical school class will be the first to enter without the FDA warning label on estrogen prescriptions. — Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026 In all, investigators determined Wolken picked up approximately 139 prescriptions for approximately 127 patients over eight months. — Logan Smith, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026 Patients in Medicaid, the state- and federally-funded program for people with low incomes, already pay a nominal co-payment of a few dollars to fill their prescriptions, but lower prices could help state budgets that fund the programs. — Fatima Hussein, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prescriptions
Noun
  • The push is the strongest effort yet to establish federal rules for college athletics and regulate athlete compensation after years of negotiations and tumult.
    — Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Environmental groups estimate now, without stricter standards, cars could produce 22,111 more tons of carbon dioxide per year than under the Biden-era rules in 2035.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • College sports traditions prompt athletic staffers to get creative.
    — PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Maralian’s devotion to her roots and cultural traditions is reflected in her brand’s signature design, Areni.
    — Virginia Corneli, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Our responsibility is to provide accurate medical information, compassionate counseling and the full range of medically reasonable options so patients can make informed decisions consistent with their values.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Sayegh also puts her staying power down to her father’s influence, which instilled core values like honoring deals, treating people with respect and booking movies based on audience demand and not personal taste.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026

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“Prescriptions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prescriptions. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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