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as in tablet
a small mass containing medicine to be taken orally
you'll have to take one of these pills every six hours for your flu
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as in dog
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
she can be such a pill when things don't go her way
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Recent Examples of pill
Now a male birth control pill with an entirely new kind of contraceptive mechanism has been tested for the first time in humans.
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Hannah Seo, Scientific American, 22 July 2025
Cauley emerged with a fighting spirit, trying a pioneering treatment in the form of a trio of pills that is delaying her disease progression.
—Laura L. Davis, The Tennessean, 22 July 2025
Those with routines to follow will want to check out the slim, weekly pill organizer from Vaydeer, and the Fyy Daily Pill Organizer is also great for organizing multiple medicine shapes, sizes, and quantities without taking up too much space.
—Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2025
Things get even more complicated when Turner discovers a pill bottle with the same strange X marking in Maguire’s camp.
—Keith Langston, People.com, 17 July 2025
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Hannah Seo, Scientific American, 22 July 2025
Cauley emerged with a fighting spirit, trying a pioneering treatment in the form of a trio of pills that is delaying her disease progression.
—Laura L. Davis, The Tennessean, 22 July 2025
Those with routines to follow will want to check out the slim, weekly pill organizer from Vaydeer, and the Fyy Daily Pill Organizer is also great for organizing multiple medicine shapes, sizes, and quantities without taking up too much space.
—Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2025
Things get even more complicated when Turner discovers a pill bottle with the same strange X marking in Maguire’s camp.
—Keith Langston, People.com, 17 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pill
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is recommending banning a compound found in unregulated tablets, gummies and drink mixes sold online and at gas stations and convenience stores, the Trump administration announced this week.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
31 July 2025
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Samsung said that strong performance was driven by robust sales of its Galaxy S25 series and Galaxy A series smartphones, as well as its Galaxy tablets.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
31 July 2025
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Responding officers found the dog, and advised the owner to take the dog in.—
cleveland,
cleveland,
13 Sep. 2023
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Police brought in hundreds of law enforcement personnel with dogs, armored carriers, horses and helicopters that circled overhead.—
Maryclaire Dale, Marc Levy and Michael Rubinkam,
Anchorage Daily News,
13 Sep. 2023
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Two of the largest imports from Switzerland, gold and pharmaceuticals, are thought to be excluded from the new tariff but other items like luxury jewelry, coffee capsules, Swiss chocolate and precision instruments are subject to the levy.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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The Leslie sandal debuted in March 2023 as part of the first drop from the JLO Jennifer Lopez x Revolve capsule collection.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
1 Aug. 2025
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Words like bully, arrogant, tyrant, and jerk often top the list.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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What once sat blank and unmoving begins to flow and creak and jerk beneath its own weight.—
Laura Poppick
July 22,
Literary Hub,
22 July 2025
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The early stages of a comedian’s career is about finding your clown — the core of what is funny about you — and then acclimating audiences to it.—
Jesse David Fox,
Vulture,
30 July 2025
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There will also be a nightly circus show featuring aerialists, acrobats, clowns, jugglers and motorcycle stunt riders.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 July 2025
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The animals included 12 bats, nine racoons, eight skunks, two groundhogs, a bobcat, three cats and a fox, data shows.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
14 July 2025
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People and domestic animals should always avoid physical contact with wild animals such as raccoons, bats, foxes, skunks, otters, bobcats, coyotes, which carry a higher risk of human exposure and a need for rabies post-exposure treatment.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 June 2025
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How to identify venomous snakes in Texas Texas is home to four venomous snakes, three of which belong to the same family — the pit vipers.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American Statesman,
31 July 2025
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As Nick says, snakes are not found in the city often.—
Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
30 July 2025
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Ramos, though, has always been as much an attacking joker card as a defensive rock.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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The poker player’s winning cards were an ace, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 and a joker acting as a 3.—
Helena Wegner
July 7,
Sacbee.com,
7 July 2025
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“Pill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pill. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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