as in specifies
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 prescribes
The Government Accountability Office website said the Administrative Procedure Act prescribes the minimum procedural steps an agency must follow in its administrative proceedings.
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Arthur Jones Ii,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
The party bringing the allegation bears whatever burden the applicable statute or rule prescribes.
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Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Daily News,
3 June 2026
Your monthly MEDVi cost depends on the GLP-1 medication your provider prescribes.
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Nicole Hernandez,
USA Today,
20 May 2026
The Budgetnista—explores the emotional side of money, diagnoses common money stressors, and prescribes practical, judgment-free solutions for budgeting, saving, debt, and wealth-building formulated to support lasting financial health.
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Tiffany Aliche,
SELF,
30 Mar. 2026
Tiffany Banks, a naturopathic doctor and nurse practitioner with a hybrid practice in Kentucky, is another provider who openly prescribes the drug.
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Michal Ruprecht,
NPR,
16 Mar. 2026
The staff psychiatrist evaluates patients, helps create treatment plans, prescribes medication, provides therapy and responds to mental health crises.
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Sacbee.com,
26 Feb. 2026
The department describes the burn like how a doctor prescribes medicine, the prescribed fire is to improve the health of a natural area.
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Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Feb. 2026
Two of the top stimulant medications Minhas prescribes are Ritalin and Adderall for both short- and long-acting help with focus.
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Alex Klancko,
Hartford Courant,
24 Jan. 2026
Arthur Jones Ii,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
The party bringing the allegation bears whatever burden the applicable statute or rule prescribes.
—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Daily News,
3 June 2026
Your monthly MEDVi cost depends on the GLP-1 medication your provider prescribes.
—
Nicole Hernandez,
USA Today,
20 May 2026
The Budgetnista—explores the emotional side of money, diagnoses common money stressors, and prescribes practical, judgment-free solutions for budgeting, saving, debt, and wealth-building formulated to support lasting financial health.
—
Tiffany Aliche,
SELF,
30 Mar. 2026
Tiffany Banks, a naturopathic doctor and nurse practitioner with a hybrid practice in Kentucky, is another provider who openly prescribes the drug.
—
Michal Ruprecht,
NPR,
16 Mar. 2026
The staff psychiatrist evaluates patients, helps create treatment plans, prescribes medication, provides therapy and responds to mental health crises.
—
Sacbee.com,
26 Feb. 2026
The department describes the burn like how a doctor prescribes medicine, the prescribed fire is to improve the health of a natural area.
—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Feb. 2026
Two of the top stimulant medications Minhas prescribes are Ritalin and Adderall for both short- and long-acting help with focus.
—
Alex Klancko,
Hartford Courant,
24 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prescribes
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Neither government specifies how that logging should work across organizational boundaries, because the infrastructure to do so does not yet exist.
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They are regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which specifies where and how to use them.
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The cruise line’s Marella Explorer 2 also offers cruises exclusively for grown-ups, which the line defines as those 17 and older.
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The company’s bet is that the same speed that defines its team can be brought to the systems companies rely on every day.
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“Prescribes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prescribes. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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