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 Women across the country are still struggling to fill prescriptions for estrogen patches. — Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026 In a separate prescription fraud scheme, Christina Mareik, 61, of Whittier, was charged for her role in allegedly submitting thousands of bogus prescriptions for high-reimbursement generic drugs to Medi-Cal, California's Medicaid program. — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 22 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 Flexible work schedules, dedicated mental health resources and health insurance plans that include in-network specialists and generously cover preventive screenings and prescriptions can all help. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 21 Oct. 2026 Yet neither these prescriptions nor these assets have been enough to reverse France’s decline over the past two decades. — Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026 The prescriptions were then taken to Striderite Pharmacy, where Yusuf and other pharmacy employees dispensed the medication to Llerena. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026 Once beneficiaries reach this threshold, covered prescriptions are 100% free for the rest of the calendar year. — Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prescriptions
Noun
  • Conflict-of-interest rules may bar some workers and their families from holding certain stocks; the Treasury has moved to ban ESG funds from accounts, but there’s no way for people to keep certain stocks out of their kids’ accounts.
    — Diane Brady, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
  • House Democrats are considering rules changes to mandate dues payments to serve on committees like Appropriations and Financial Services.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 20 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 26 Oct. 2026.

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