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as in pill
a small mass containing medicine to be taken orally
take two tablets of the medication every eight hours
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Recent Examples of tablet
The hospital gave Rani two tablets of Tylenol-3 in the morning and two at night.
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Ben Taub, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Costco accepts phones, laptops, tablets, desktop computers, media players and smart watches.
—Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Charge all your devices Charge all your cellphones and cellphone power banks, as well as laptops, tablets and other backup battery sources.
—Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2026
Originally a bright photography studio with skylights, the room was transformed into a low-light space to eliminate glare on the digital screens and Wacom tablets used for ZBrush sculpting.
—Robert Lang, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2026
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Ben Taub, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Costco accepts phones, laptops, tablets, desktop computers, media players and smart watches.
—Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Charge all your devices Charge all your cellphones and cellphone power banks, as well as laptops, tablets and other backup battery sources.
—Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2026
Originally a bright photography studio with skylights, the room was transformed into a low-light space to eliminate glare on the digital screens and Wacom tablets used for ZBrush sculpting.
—Robert Lang, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tablet
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The defense contend that searching the backpack before getting a warrant may have influenced how the affidavit was written, but prosecutors say no specific details about items, such as the notebook writings, were mentioned in the document.—
MICHAEL R. SISAK,
Arkansas Online,
24 Jan. 2026
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Taking copious notes during position meetings, with running backs coach Ron Gould estimating that Williams goes through a notebook every 2-3 weeks.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
23 Jan. 2026
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As for trade value, considering he already has been extended with a deal that kicks in next season, the poison-pill element would make a trade complex with Niko.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Jan. 2026
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Stevens said the third reason is the relatively low cost of manufacturing the pill, which is a small-molecule drug.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
21 Jan. 2026
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Once the pads came on, Suamataia took virtually every first-team rep at left tackle.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2026
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Even one of the greatest ever to play this game, Joe Root, could not work out how to break free of the 36-year-old’s shackles here, failing to score a single run off him for 23 balls in a row before finally yielding to the python-like grip when missing one that homed in on his pads.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Adamov, who sometimes spends long hours sheltering in the capsule, keeps a close eye on the devices from a short distance.—
Svitlana Vlasova,
CNN Money,
24 Jan. 2026
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In the new study, Fernando and his colleagues used data from such seismic sensors to reconstruct the path of an orbital module that detached from China's Shenzhou 17 crew capsule and fell to Earth in April 2024.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Tablet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tablet. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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