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
Now in retirement, the luxury of a team of doctors and staff is gone, and Sabathia needed to find the right medication to battle those symptoms, especially with golf being his latest sports passion.
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Mullein: Information on mullein interactions with medications and other supplements is scarce.
—Staff Author, Verywell Health, 3 Apr. 2025
These include no cost sharing for vaccines, a $35 insulin cap and the $2,000 cap on out-of-pocket costs for covered medications.
—Diane Omdahl, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Later in February, Schreiner posted a video claiming the athlete's running speed became slower after taking medication to increase estrogen.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Mullein: Information on mullein interactions with medications and other supplements is scarce.
—Staff Author, Verywell Health, 3 Apr. 2025
These include no cost sharing for vaccines, a $35 insulin cap and the $2,000 cap on out-of-pocket costs for covered medications.
—Diane Omdahl, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Later in February, Schreiner posted a video claiming the athlete's running speed became slower after taking medication to increase estrogen.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medication
Noun
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These are difficult times for drug discovery and manufacturing.—
Steve Brozak,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Sheen made headlines in the mid-2010s for hardcore drug use, rehab stints, legal issues, outbursts, on-set antics and multiple romantic entanglements.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
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It was also used to season foods, mixed into drinks, combined with medicines, and given as a gift.—
Nina Foster,
JSTOR Daily,
28 Mar. 2025
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One reason is that the group's clinics are absorbing some of the patients who have lost their doctor to concierge medicine.—
Karen Brown,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2025
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Moreover, tariffs are not an effective remedy for trade imbalances, according to Jason Furman, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2025
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Water activities are the perfect remedy to the sweaty season and some South Florida waterparks are beginning to reopen, while many others remain closed until the summer.—
Martin Vassolo,
Axios,
7 Apr. 2025
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There’s no cure for allergic asthma, but medications and lifestyle changes can help control symptoms.—
Susan Russell,
Verywell Health,
8 Apr. 2025
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Season 1 chronicled Joel and Ellie’s perilous journey across a country ravaged by a cordyceps pandemic to a hospital run by a militia group, where Ellie’s unique immunity to the infection could be used to create a cure.—
Mary McNamara,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Medication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medication. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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