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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
Any personal electronic device larger than a cell phone, like laptops, tablets, and e-readers, needs to come out of a bag and go into a bin on its own.
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Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2026
How to Use Magnesium glycinate comes in capsules, tablets, powders, or liquids, and many people prefer taking it at night for its calming effect and potential sleep support.
—Amanda Le, InStyle, 7 Mar. 2026
That protection extends across laptops, smartphones, tablets, smart TVs, and even routers, helping secure your entire home network.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 6 Mar. 2026
The county stationed navigators at the doors of 75 polling locations with party-specific tablets to look up voters’ precincts and redirect them accordingly.
—Tracey McManus, Dallas Morning News, 5 Mar. 2026
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Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2026
How to Use Magnesium glycinate comes in capsules, tablets, powders, or liquids, and many people prefer taking it at night for its calming effect and potential sleep support.
—Amanda Le, InStyle, 7 Mar. 2026
That protection extends across laptops, smartphones, tablets, smart TVs, and even routers, helping secure your entire home network.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 6 Mar. 2026
The county stationed navigators at the doors of 75 polling locations with party-specific tablets to look up voters’ precincts and redirect them accordingly.
—Tracey McManus, Dallas Morning News, 5 Mar. 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 past week.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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The video showed what appeared to be Maas closing a notebook and opening a bottle of champagne.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2026
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In general, the data RADARS collected from people seeking treatment showed price, availability and purity matter most to those who use illicit drugs, which foreshadowed the shift from prescription opioids to heroin and fentanyl following a government crackdown on pill mills, Dart said.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
5 Mar. 2026
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Both his pediatrician and his developmental pediatrician refused to prescribe the pill, saying there just wasn’t enough research on it.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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Recovery from the 2024 incident In August 2024, the space industry watched as a first-stage hot fire test ended in an explosion on the pad.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Mar. 2026
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But Laughton, making his Kings debut, got that back two minutes later, lining a low wrist shot from a tough angle off the pads of Canadiens goalie Jakub Dobes.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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In 2026, drivers will find a fresh crop of modern classics alongside the time-capsule treasures.—
Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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How to Use Magnesium glycinate comes in capsules, tablets, powders, or liquids, and many people prefer taking it at night for its calming effect and potential sleep support.—
Amanda Le,
InStyle,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Tablet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tablet. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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