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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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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
The spend on technology that includes laptops, tablets and headphones averaged $222.
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Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
24 June 2026
Amazon house brand products like Kindle tablets, Echo smart speakers, Fire TV devices and smart TVs, eero routers, Ring and Blink security cameras, and more will be discounted.
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K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
24 June 2026
Digital eye strain comes from prolonged use of phones, computers and tablets.
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Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
24 June 2026
Equipped with specialized grippers, the robots pick up tablets from the production line, inspect them using onboard sensors, and place them into trays for the next stage of processing.
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Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
23 June 2026
Top brands are slashing prices on laptops and tablets, with discounts on favorites like Apple AirTags.
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Casey Delbasso,
ABC News,
22 June 2026
But as of late, electrolyte beverages, powders, drops and tablets are cropping up everywhere from grocery-store endcaps to podcast ads, propelling a market that has nearly doubled in size since 2020 to hit about $40 billion in 2025.
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Erica Sloan,
Washington Post,
21 June 2026
Media coverage of studies such as Czeisler’s triggered a wave of panic about devices and their impact on sleep, and soon everyone was fitting their tablets with blue filters or donning blue-blocker glasses to prevent all those blue photons from reaching their eyeballs at night.
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Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
According to a recent Pew Research survey, more than 64% of parents allow children 12 and under to use smartphones or tablets, even as nearly half say smartphones do more harm than good.
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Antonio Ferme,
Variety,
16 June 2026
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
24 June 2026
Amazon house brand products like Kindle tablets, Echo smart speakers, Fire TV devices and smart TVs, eero routers, Ring and Blink security cameras, and more will be discounted.
—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
24 June 2026
Digital eye strain comes from prolonged use of phones, computers and tablets.
—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
24 June 2026
Equipped with specialized grippers, the robots pick up tablets from the production line, inspect them using onboard sensors, and place them into trays for the next stage of processing.
—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
23 June 2026
Top brands are slashing prices on laptops and tablets, with discounts on favorites like Apple AirTags.
—
Casey Delbasso,
ABC News,
22 June 2026
But as of late, electrolyte beverages, powders, drops and tablets are cropping up everywhere from grocery-store endcaps to podcast ads, propelling a market that has nearly doubled in size since 2020 to hit about $40 billion in 2025.
—
Erica Sloan,
Washington Post,
21 June 2026
Media coverage of studies such as Czeisler’s triggered a wave of panic about devices and their impact on sleep, and soon everyone was fitting their tablets with blue filters or donning blue-blocker glasses to prevent all those blue photons from reaching their eyeballs at night.
—
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
According to a recent Pew Research survey, more than 64% of parents allow children 12 and under to use smartphones or tablets, even as nearly half say smartphones do more harm than good.
—
Antonio Ferme,
Variety,
16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tablets
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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.
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Lunch boxes, markers, notebooks and notebook filler paper.
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Police officers found two hydrocodone pills, a prescription painkiller, in his pocket.
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There may be an issue with how the pills dissolve, which could impact their effectiveness.
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At one practice during the fall of 2024, Washington’s assistant athletic director of football academics Diamond Brown was standing on the sideline when Jonah bounded up to her in full pads and begun complaining about his grade in a music class.
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These PowerGlow Peel pads from Blue Mercury’s m-61 brand will keep your skin in shape throughout all the SPF, makeup, sweat, self-tan, sand, and chlorine.
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People with diabetes or insulin resistance may want to stick with unflavored powder or low-sugar capsules.
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The spring collection also included two celebratory capsules for the brand’s milestone next year.
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“Tablets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tablets. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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