prescripts

noun

plural of prescript
as in prescriptions

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  1. prescriptions
  2. rules
  3. proscriptions
  4. prohibitions
Noun
  • Meanwhile, Republican leaders moved swiftly to assert authority within their party with analyses and prescriptions after Tuesday’s battering.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Malta has more than 200 licensed community pharmacies, dispensing medical care alongside prescriptions, sunscreen, nail polish remover, a surprisingly robust collection of perfumes, and subpar dental floss.
    — Mariska Breland, STAT, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of prescriptions
Noun
  • Jaylen Brown has an 18th-century harp sitting in his living room, and that harp rules.
    — Rembert Browne, Architectural Digest, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Even Disneyland has changed the rules around who can use the fast lanes, and that’s had really weird implications.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of rules
Noun
  • There’s something disturbing about these proscriptions, which is why both Kalmey and Miola identify them as critical.
    — JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2025
Definition of proscriptions
Noun
  • But there is an increasing recognition that prohibitions of trials of MRT in the context of infertility should be revisited.
    — Megan Molteni, STAT, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Comments from members of the administration also raised the possibility of federal intervention in the election, including possible immigration enforcement activity in or around polling places despite legal prohibitions.
    — Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of prohibitions
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