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 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 Those who can actually get in to see a doctor to prescribe hormone replacement therapy are now dealing with an estrogen patch shortage, leaving them scrambling to get their prescriptions. Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 17 Sep. 2026 That made sense when prescriptions were a smaller part of the cost. Jennifer Schaefer, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026 Alas, Kissinger may have been uncannily prescient about technology and its impact on global power, but his prescriptions on how to avert AI disaster haven’t aged well. Andy Browne, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026 Its guidance says that they are best suited for healthy adults ages 18 to 39 with mild or moderate prescriptions and no symptoms of eye disease. Emma Clapp, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026 During the breakup, he was given prescriptions for Xanax, to treat anxiety, and an antidepressant. Ian Parker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026 Given these trends, and the fact that clinicians often turn to medication for treating depression regardless of the severity, the uptick in antidepressant prescriptions since 2020 should come as no surprise. Andrew McLean, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prescriptions
Noun
  • Where the power concentrates, in the White House, there is no desire to lay down stricter rules.
    Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Here are four rules leaders should consider as reputation management enters this new era.
    Evan Nierman, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
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
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

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“Prescriptions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prescriptions. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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