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as in pill
a small mass containing medicine to be taken orally
take two tablets of the medication every eight hours
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Recent Examples of tablet
Instead of flipping through manuals or accessing Starbucks’ intranet, baristas will be able to use a tablet behind the counter equipped with Green Dot Assist to get answers to a range of questions, from how to make an iced shaken espresso to troubleshooting equipment errors.
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Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 10 June 2025
Some back coolers have spots to safely store or clip sweaters, jackets, smartphones, tablets, food, and even bottles of wine.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
Three lots of a drug designed to treat various urinary tract infections have been recalled because the white round tablets might have black spots from microbial contamination.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
What to pack: Amazon Fire HD 10 Tablet This versatile Amazon Fire tablet has a 13-hour battery life, a vibrant 10-inch screen, and access to all your streaming apps—from Netflix to Prime Video.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2025
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Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 10 June 2025
Some back coolers have spots to safely store or clip sweaters, jackets, smartphones, tablets, food, and even bottles of wine.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
Three lots of a drug designed to treat various urinary tract infections have been recalled because the white round tablets might have black spots from microbial contamination.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
What to pack: Amazon Fire HD 10 Tablet This versatile Amazon Fire tablet has a 13-hour battery life, a vibrant 10-inch screen, and access to all your streaming apps—from Netflix to Prime Video.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tablet
Noun
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Previously, the only way to share a notebook was to manually enter someone's email address.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
6 June 2025
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The lawsuit describes one instance in which Manford was working in her office and a coworker handed her a notebook, according to the lawsuit.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
6 June 2025
Noun
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Last fall, a federal jury found Thompson, of Brooklyn Park, guilty of federal drug and weapons charges connected with the crash; more than 2,000 fentanyl pills and a Glock 40 semiautomatic handgun were found inside the Cadillac after the crash.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
6 June 2025
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The therapist has been getting his act together after spending his nights sublimating the pain with booze and pills, and leaving his also-grieving teen daughter, Alice (Lukita Maxwell), to be parented by his blunt next-door neighbor, Liz (Christa Miller).—
Mekishana Pierre Published,
EW.com,
5 June 2025
Noun
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This spring the annual employer survey from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) found that finance, insurance, and real estate companies – among the largest launching pads – were planning to hire 14.5% fewer new grads.—
Ryan Craig,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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Expect the Revue’s concert here to use the songs on the album as a launching pad.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 June 2025
Noun
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Bathrooms with stall showers are spacious and thoughtfully curated minibars featuring local products, and each room has a Nespresso machine with aromatic Lavazza capsules.—
Irene S. Levine,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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In European, Arabic, and Persian adaptations of the Alexander Romance (a text on Alexander’s life, fusing history, biography, myth, and legend-making originally drafted sometime before AD 338), the conqueror is likewise shown suspended in a capsule beneath the sea.—
Matthew Gavin Frank
June 12,
Literary Hub,
12 June 2025
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“Tablet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tablet. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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