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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 House wanted to steer $1 million to a company linked to a Broward entrepreneur, Freddie Figgers, to sell specially outfitted health and fitness tablets, as Politico Florida reported.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
Patients may be able to use the injections to actually lose weight, and then lean on the tablets to keep it off.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2026
The gray-and-white keyboard can be connected to up to five devices at a time, including a computer, gaming console, tablet and more.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
Higher-range electronics, like mowers and tablets, also tend to have a higher FMV value.
—Asia London Palomba, The Spruce, 10 Apr. 2026
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
Patients may be able to use the injections to actually lose weight, and then lean on the tablets to keep it off.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2026
The gray-and-white keyboard can be connected to up to five devices at a time, including a computer, gaming console, tablet and more.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
Higher-range electronics, like mowers and tablets, also tend to have a higher FMV value.
—Asia London Palomba, The Spruce, 10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tablet
Noun
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Let’s open the notebook to run through three NBA trends that have caught my eye this week.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Cuir Invest, a fund created by the French leather trade association Alliance France Cuir, invested in Louise Carmen in 2019, according to the notebook company’s website.—
Megan Sauer,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2026
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Decades of research have shown that hormonal birth control is safe for most people and that serious complications are rare, though some studies have identified a slightly elevated risk of breast cancer in women who have taken birth control pills.—
Aria Bendix,
NBC news,
9 Apr. 2026
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According to the search warrant, investigators went through the home and reported seizing 13 blue capsule pills marked R3060.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
9 Apr. 2026
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The comfy gel pad cushions your joints, and provides gentle compression to reduce pain and swelling.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Once fully soaked, clean the racks with a scouring pad, rinse, and dry thoroughly before replacing.—
Ashley Chalmers,
The Spruce,
12 Apr. 2026
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Glover also got a chance to test out the manual controls on the capsule ahead of future missions.—
Mark Osborne,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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The four-day homebound cruise ended with an on-target reentry, with the Orion capsule reaching a top speed of some 24,661 mph, just shy of the all-time human speed record set on the Apollo 10 mission returning from the Moon in 1969.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Tablet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tablet. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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