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 During the trial, Reddington’s questioning focused on her various antipsychotic and antidepressant prescriptions given to her by different providers and possible side effects. — Selena Barrientos, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026 Fill Prescriptions for Less The Pharmacy at Costco covers the basics, from prescriptions and vaccinations to pet medications. — Danielle Bouchard, Martha Stewart, 4 Sep. 2026 Study authors noted other unknowns such as whether patients consistently filled prescriptions or took the medications as recommended. — Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026 Unbeknownst to her, Rubinger had written 23 oxycodone prescriptions for her husband over a two-year period listing her as the patient, according to the DEA and Kelly Davis. — Joshua Goodman, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026 Sprague argued Clancy was not always forthcoming about her symptoms with her providers and was impatient when prescriptions didn’t work immediately. — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026 From free laundry and mail to medical care and prescriptions, Libby Rome has figured out how to handle everyday life while cruising nonstop. — Scott Laird, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2026 The problem began last November, when the FDA began removing some of the strongest safety label warnings from hormone replacement therapy, which triggered a surge in prescriptions. — Ed Silverman, STAT, 21 Aug. 2026 Hand off health insurance cards, prescriptions and medical paperwork so your student carries them, not you. — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for prescriptions

Noun

Three other three-judge panels on the 5th Circuit -- one in this case and two in an earlier one -- and two district courts have already agreed that rules for prescribing mifepristone are too loose.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
The revolutionary idea that the ruled rather than the rulers decide the rules emerged only haltingly.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of rules

Noun

This is his full-time home now, after years of living in Brooklyn and almost two decades and seven albums of chasing American sonic traditions.

— Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2026
The menu’s through line is the way Bonner filters a whole world of Afro-Caribbean traditions through his perspective as a journeyman chef.

— John Kessler, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of traditions

Noun

The company’s twin values of work and quirk can sit uneasily in the distractible, self-serious fashion world, to the point that fashion at Hermès has historically been regarded as something of an oxymoron.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Throughout it all, Taylor has remained the same person, with the same values.

— Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026