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a substance that is used to kill harmful bacteria and to cure infections
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Recent Examples of antibiotics
Medications—such as antibiotics and ibuprofen—can weaken the stomach lining.
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Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 15 Sep. 2025
The disease, caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is treated with specific antibiotics — sometimes for as long as nine months, the Cleveland Clinic says.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
If you're diagnosed with one, a doctor will prescribe antibiotics to treat and cure it.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 13 Sep. 2025
Little more than a century later, life expectancy had dramatically increased to seventy nine years—all due to a better understanding of microscopic germs as the cause of infectious diseases, public health measures, and the discovery and application of antibiotics.
—Alan Lightman
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
Breakthroughs like this new discovery give the field fresh momentum, offering hope that phages could one day join or even replace antibiotics in treating stubborn infections.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Lutnick also pointed to antibiotics as a domestic manufacturing priority.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
Menninger took him to a nearby hospital, where he was treated for a severe colon infection, likely brought on by his long-term use of antibiotics to treat the neck wound.
—Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
Until now, the only intervention has been antibiotics, which in turn upset the koala's delicate digestive tract – one fine-tuned to solely eat eucalyptus leaves.
—New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2025
Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 15 Sep. 2025
The disease, caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is treated with specific antibiotics — sometimes for as long as nine months, the Cleveland Clinic says.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
If you're diagnosed with one, a doctor will prescribe antibiotics to treat and cure it.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 13 Sep. 2025
Little more than a century later, life expectancy had dramatically increased to seventy nine years—all due to a better understanding of microscopic germs as the cause of infectious diseases, public health measures, and the discovery and application of antibiotics.
—Alan Lightman
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
Breakthroughs like this new discovery give the field fresh momentum, offering hope that phages could one day join or even replace antibiotics in treating stubborn infections.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Lutnick also pointed to antibiotics as a domestic manufacturing priority.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
Menninger took him to a nearby hospital, where he was treated for a severe colon infection, likely brought on by his long-term use of antibiotics to treat the neck wound.
—Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
Until now, the only intervention has been antibiotics, which in turn upset the koala's delicate digestive tract – one fine-tuned to solely eat eucalyptus leaves.
—New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for antibiotics
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The official line from the department was that there is no evidence that the deputy – or any other – dealt drugs in the jail, according to a department press release at the time.—
Christopher Damien,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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Green Berets and Army Rangers have been busted trafficking cocaine on military planes, dealing drugs at Fort Bragg, working for Mexican cartels, stealing military weapons, committing murders for hire, and carrying out at least two mass shootings.—
Seth Harp,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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As her health improved with ongoing ARV medications, Lukowe learned about organic gardening from the nonprofit, which also offers health education and services to 15,000 Ugandans annually within communities near Jinja.—
Brian Simpson,
NPR,
19 Sep. 2025
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Robotics can already be applied to environmental services, like cleaning and sterilization, and to supply chain functions, such as delivering equipment and medications across large hospital campuses.—
Theresa McDonnell,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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This longer dosing time also addresses common challenges many have faced with daily medicines, including adherence, stigma and fear of accidentally disclosing status through pill bottles.—
Pearl Pugh,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Using ovarian suppression medicines during treatment may help protect the ovaries from damage.—
Julie Scott,
PEOPLE,
18 Sep. 2025
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Marshburn believes such technology will help build the foundation of a true space economy, where pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, and advanced materials can be produced in ways impossible on Earth.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Trump’s Commerce Department has so far this year launched Section 232 investigations into copper, lumber, semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, trucks, jet engines, polysilicon, drones and wind turbines.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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Talk to your healthcare provider before trying herbs or natural remedies for headaches.—
Mark Gurarie,
Verywell Health,
9 Sep. 2025
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Bailey argued in Sunday’s response that the Office of Civil Rights failed to articulate what about the gender-neutral restrooms constituted a Title IX violation and what possible remedies existed despite multiple requests by the district for further discussion.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
8 Sep. 2025
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Governors of several Democratic states, including Arizona, Illinois, Maine and North Carolina, have also signed orders intended to ensure most residents can receive Covid vaccines at pharmacies without individual prescriptions.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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To bridge the gap, a handful of states have enacted orders expanding and protecting access, issuing blanket prescriptions, executive orders and insurance coverage requirements.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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But the pursuit itself underscores the ingenuity of modern physics.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Sep. 2025
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The new equations provide a strict limit on the accuracy of a clock based on classical physics.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Antibiotics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antibiotics. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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