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a substance that is used to kill harmful bacteria and to cure infections
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Recent Examples of antibiotic
Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 10 Apr. 2025
Being able to closely, continuously monitor a wound and prescribe an antibiotic at the earliest sign of infection is an obvious and important interest.
—New Atlas, 9 Apr. 2025
Laura Young, Verywell Health, 3 Apr. 2025
Particularly gnarly cases of recurrence might require taking a preventive low-dose antibiotic daily for up to six months.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 17 Mar. 2025
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Noun
They are combined with oral antibiotics, including:6 Clarithromycin Clindamycin
Doxycycline
Erythromycin
Minocycline
Oral medications may be given for four weeks to clear up an outbreak.
—Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 10 Apr. 2025
Being able to closely, continuously monitor a wound and prescribe an antibiotic at the earliest sign of infection is an obvious and important interest.
—New Atlas, 9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
Recurrence can happen due to reinfection, antibiotic resistance, or an imbalanced vaginal microbiome.
—Laura Young, Verywell Health, 3 Apr. 2025
Particularly gnarly cases of recurrence might require taking a preventive low-dose antibiotic daily for up to six months.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for antibiotic
Noun
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Authorities uncovered drugs, including pink cocaine, as well as evidence of prostitution and multiple firearms during the operation, according to the DEA.—
Danielle Wallace , Bonny Chu , Greg Wehner , Bill Melugin,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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These are powerful drugs — antipsychotics, sedatives, sleep aids — each carrying their own risks.—
Dr. Sabooh Mubbashar,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Use a solution of dish soap and water, antibacterial wipes, or an all-purpose cleaner to sanitize the hamper's surface.—
Katelyn Squiers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Apr. 2025
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Keep scrolling for her other suggestions below, including life-saving emergency tourniquets and travel-sized antibacterial soap sheets, starting at just $8.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Apr. 2025
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These include medicines that increase available dopamine, resemble dopamine or block its natural breakdown.—
Lillian Ali,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Apr. 2025
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The drones are also able to fly in life-saving equipment like oxygen cylinders and medicines.—
Esha Mitra,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The indictment further alleges that, during this same period, Hamad conspired with co-defendant Collins to manufacture and possess destructive devices.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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The four-part Investigation Discovery series The Fall of Diddy looks into the making and unmaking of the producer-performer-entrepreneur, revealing a history of alleged abusive and destructive behavior by Combs that dates to the late 1980s.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
26 Apr. 2025
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Balmer's mother said her son was mentally ill and had not been taking his medication.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2025
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However, the promising molecule required double the number of steps to build than typical small-molecule medications.—
Alice Park,
Time,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The Whitney has a fumigation guy who uses a process called ultraviolet germicidal irradiation.—
Jake Offenhartz,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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Humans have known for over a hundred years that UV radiation can kill deadly germs, and hospitals have used germicidal 254-nm UVC to sterilize objects for decades.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
8 Mar. 2023
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Your Korean serum questions, answered Are Korean serums better?—
Sarah Y. Wu,
Glamour,
23 Apr. 2025
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Or, more likely, The Sentry is simply the benevolent mirror image of that shadowy, sinister entity that emerges after Bob Reynolds ingests a super serum.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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With devastating indifference, President Donald Trump and his special assistant Elon Musk have crippled Food for Peace, a program few Americans have heard of, but one that did tremendous good for over six decades.—
Made by History,
Time,
23 Apr. 2025
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But his dreams of changing the world are shattered when a routine check-up reveals a devastating diagnosis: a rare and aggressive cancer.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Antibiotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antibiotic. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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