as in drug
a substance or preparation used to treat disease
the doctor prescribed two different medications for the infection
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Recent Examples of medication
Henderson County is leaning harder on public education that encourages residents to keep a 72-hour kit with food, water, medications, and backup communications like radios.
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Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 18 Sep. 2025
By capturing various order entries—such as lab orders, imaging and medication refills—AI scribes can improve the standard and quality of documentation.
—Rakhee Langer, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Health asked three cardiologists which beverages people shouldn’t drink while taking blood pressure medications.
—Julia Ries Wexler, Health, 18 Sep. 2025
The explosion of interest in weight-loss medication from brands like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro over the past few years has transformed the medical and pharmaceutical landscape.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
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Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 18 Sep. 2025
By capturing various order entries—such as lab orders, imaging and medication refills—AI scribes can improve the standard and quality of documentation.
—Rakhee Langer, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Health asked three cardiologists which beverages people shouldn’t drink while taking blood pressure medications.
—Julia Ries Wexler, Health, 18 Sep. 2025
The explosion of interest in weight-loss medication from brands like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro over the past few years has transformed the medical and pharmaceutical landscape.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medication
Noun
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Petro has scaled back efforts to target drug supply, instead trying to solve the issue through social programs.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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The researchers tested their two-part drug on mice and zebrafish engineered to produce β-glucuronidase, and found that the drug was activated almost exclusively in tumors, sparing healthy tissue and organs.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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When Best of Beauty launched in 1996, skin care was something best kept hidden behind your medicine cabinet.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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At the time, society considered whiskey as a suitable medicine for cancer, typhoid, and diphtheria among other illnesses.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Nothing set forth herein constitutes a waiver of any of my client’s rights, remedies, claims or defendants at law or in equity all of which are expressly reserved.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
17 Sep. 2025
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Transparency needs to be at the core of any remedy.—
John J. Donohue,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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There is no cure or treatment for the disease beyond treatment of symptoms.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
12 Sep. 2025
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But don’t listen to the pessimists who say there is no cure.—
Emily Trainham,
FOXNews.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Medication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medication. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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