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 The agreement resolves a lawsuit filed in 2020 that alleged Walmart repeatedly violated the federal Controlled Substances Act by unlawfully dispensing opioid prescriptions at pharmacies across the country. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 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 Insurers routinely challenge her lower-dosage prescriptions, Miller said, presumably because price rebates from the drug company are set to the standard dosage. — CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026 Unlike many psychiatric prescriptions, the clinical effectiveness of psychedelics can’t be divorced from the context in which they’re taken. — Mike McRae 19, New Atlas, 19 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for prescriptions

Noun

Landlords and billing firms argue RUBS promotes conservation and recoups rising costs, even as studies, regulators and a recent legal settlement push for submetering and stronger transparency rules.

— Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
But the court’s unsigned emergency ruling injects new uncertainty about voting rules in Georgia a little more than two months before the midterms.

— Caleb Groves, AJC.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of rules

Noun

In December 2023, Mestiza released the debut album Quëreles via their independent label Sacro Music, which also reimagined flamenco traditions through a club lens.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026
This is the heart of Franconia, where traditions—especially culinary ones, including pork dishes, potato dumplings, and sausages—remain deeply rooted.

— Sofia Markovich, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of traditions

Noun

Call it Comer 2035, a vision separate from the system’s broader Elevate 2035 plan that would articulate Comer’s pediatric-specific values and commitments.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Two common ones include beliefs about whether someone will listen and share information and whether someone shares your values.

— John C. Besley, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026