as in to specify
to give the rules about (something) clearly and exactly
in chess, you can move the various pieces only in certain prescribed ways
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Recent Examples of prescribe
Regularly take your daily medications as prescribed.
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Craig O. Weber, Verywell Health, 11 June 2026
After visiting her general practitioner for possible solutions, she was prescribed steroid creams.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
The doctor prescribed a PET scan of my brain and advised me to be patient.
—Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
During their initial evaluations with the players, the private physicians purported to observe symptoms of Parkinson’s and prescribed them medication after only one visit or at a follow-up visit shortly after, according to the report.
—Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 10 June 2026
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Craig O. Weber, Verywell Health, 11 June 2026
After visiting her general practitioner for possible solutions, she was prescribed steroid creams.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
The doctor prescribed a PET scan of my brain and advised me to be patient.
—Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
During their initial evaluations with the players, the private physicians purported to observe symptoms of Parkinson’s and prescribed them medication after only one visit or at a follow-up visit shortly after, according to the report.
—Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 10 June 2026
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New Hampshire Fish and Game did not specify any additional details surrounding Luth's medical emergency.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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These sites have not yet been specified.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
15 June 2026
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British artist David Hockney, considered one of the most influential and defining figures in contemporary art, whose paintings captured the world in brilliant color, has died aged 88, his publicist announced Friday.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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For cities and counties, population growth is universally seen as a metric that defines success.—
Christopher Briem,
The Conversation,
12 June 2026
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“Prescribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prescribe. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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