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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
However, their annual deductible for medical care is $15,000 — up sharply from last year, when the couple had a $0 deductible for medical care and $1,500 for prescriptions.
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Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026
Emily Padgett has spent months trying to get her hands on estrogen patches, bouncing between pharmacies, transferring prescriptions and switching brands three times.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 23 Feb. 2026
The cost of these prescriptions may be lower or higher than Hims, depending on your health insurance coverage.
—Rebecca Strong, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
The union encouraged members to remove personal belongings from the workplace, schedule any medical, dental or vision appointments, refill prescriptions with 90-day supplies and postpone major purchases or financial obligations until an agreement is reached.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
Some were long-standing prescriptions, such as scaling back tax cuts or cutting spending.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) filed a lawsuit accusing Sanofi of providing kickbacks to doctors, in the form of a free network of nurses and insurance support services, to boost prescriptions of its medicines.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 19 Feb. 2026
Kennedy gets praise in some quarters for his campaign against food preservatives, but on balance his prescriptions have been far more negative than positive for the public interest.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Ochoa tried another Kaiser pharmacy around the corner and waited an hour before a staff member came outside to tell everyone that the pharmacy would not fill any more prescriptions for the day.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026
Emily Padgett has spent months trying to get her hands on estrogen patches, bouncing between pharmacies, transferring prescriptions and switching brands three times.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 23 Feb. 2026
The cost of these prescriptions may be lower or higher than Hims, depending on your health insurance coverage.
—Rebecca Strong, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
The union encouraged members to remove personal belongings from the workplace, schedule any medical, dental or vision appointments, refill prescriptions with 90-day supplies and postpone major purchases or financial obligations until an agreement is reached.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
Some were long-standing prescriptions, such as scaling back tax cuts or cutting spending.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) filed a lawsuit accusing Sanofi of providing kickbacks to doctors, in the form of a free network of nurses and insurance support services, to boost prescriptions of its medicines.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 19 Feb. 2026
Kennedy gets praise in some quarters for his campaign against food preservatives, but on balance his prescriptions have been far more negative than positive for the public interest.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Ochoa tried another Kaiser pharmacy around the corner and waited an hour before a staff member came outside to tell everyone that the pharmacy would not fill any more prescriptions for the day.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prescriptions
Noun
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Local departments of social services were also cited for weaknesses in managing bank accounts, following procurement rules, monitoring contracts and ensuring lawful disbursements.—
J.B. Jennings,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Feb. 2026
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Spirited Away creates a new, fascinating mythology with its own mysterious rules and customs, pitting 10-year-old Chihiro against dragons and demons with only her strength of will to guide her.—
Danny Horn,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Outside of your hotel gates, a whole world awaits, full of people with a deep pride for their land and traditions.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Feb. 2026
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Harmonia Rosales’ Black figurative paintings combine Eurocentric artistic traditions with African diasporic cosmologies as a way to course-correct the historical erasure of Black images from classical narratives.—
Evan Nicole Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Despite solid economic growth, booming stock values, cooling inflation and a stable unemployment rate, the economic gains have been uneven.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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Auction values are based on 12-team, 26-player rosters with a $260 budget.—
Jake Ciely,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Prescriptions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prescriptions. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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