tablets

noun

plural of tablet
1
as in notebooks
a number of sheets of writing paper glued together at one edge you'll need to use your writing tablet to record all the information that the real estate agent is likely to reel off

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2
as in pills
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 tablets In college football, programs use its player location trackers for analytics and its software for reviewing plays in-game on tablets. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 10 Nov. 2026 Dishwasher tablets are made to tackle food residue, grease, and oils during a dishwasher’s main wash cycle. — Annita Katee, Martha Stewart, 8 Nov. 2026 Chomet explains that the production process on the Dior short was rooted in drawing, even if artists now use digital tablets rather than paper. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 7 Nov. 2026 Wipeable covers make phones, remotes and tablets easier to sanitize. — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 6 Nov. 2026 But now, tablets containing 25, 50, and even 100 milligrams of 7-OH are available. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 6 Nov. 2026 In her own home, DeLoach has very specific rules around technology for her kids including only using their tablets in the common living space for 30 minutes. — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 6 Nov. 2026 The arrival of laptops, tablets and smartphones vastly accelerated the amount of time that children spend focused on surfaces within arm’s reach. — Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026 This commitment is far superior to the nebulous promises Amazon made in the past and puts the 12 Pro on even footing with the iPad and even Samsung's Galaxy tablets. — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tablets
  1. notebooks
  2. pills
  3. pads
  4. capsules
Noun
  • The best smart notebooks This smart notebook fits in a pocket, has 48 reusable pages and comes with the Pilot Frixion pen required for note-taking.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Lunch boxes, markers, notebooks and notebook filler paper.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
Definition of notebooks
Noun
  • Since Melanie Federline’s arrest, details in the arrest warrant about loose pills and the use of allergy medicine in the home as a sleep aid have alarmed physicians and child welfare experts.
    — Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The sheriff’s Special Investigations Group began looking into the pair earlier this year and bought more than 500 pills containing meth from Fornalewski and Zarate over several months.
    — Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of pills
Noun
  • It can be used upright or horizontally, with rubber pads on one side for horizontal use.
    — Christian de Looper, PC Magazine, 7 Nov. 2026
  • During the first half of the movie, Coon wore hip pads and other body-shaping additions to make Rita seem more weighed down by her responsibility and the trauma of having been a child in a concentration camp.
    — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of pads
Noun
  • New pods In June, Lavazza introduced Tablì in the US, a $129 machine that uses only single-serve espresso tablets made with compressed ground coffee — a shift from its capsules made from plastic and aluminum.
    — Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026
  • One lot of a vegan supplement sold under the 365 Whole Foods Market brand has been recalled because the capsules might have salmonella.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of capsules

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“Tablets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tablets. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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