as in traditional
based on customs usually handed down from a previous generation
even in this age of e-mail the prescriptive response to a wedding gift is a handwritten thank-you note
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Recent Examples of prescriptive
With surgery, blood thinners, and other prescriptive measures, Nixon recovered and lived another two decades but succumbed to a stroke in 1994.
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Barbara A. Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
Lead with questions rather than prescriptive answers to foster critical thinking across teams.
—Vanina Marcote, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
In a clinical setting, bibliotherapy can be reactive or prescriptive.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 4 May 2025
To some extent, the powers of the new oversight bodies are limited by prescriptive language in the measures themselves.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
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Barbara A. Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
Lead with questions rather than prescriptive answers to foster critical thinking across teams.
—Vanina Marcote, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
In a clinical setting, bibliotherapy can be reactive or prescriptive.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 4 May 2025
To some extent, the powers of the new oversight bodies are limited by prescriptive language in the measures themselves.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for prescriptive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prescriptive
Adjective
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From puberty to post-menopause, hormones significantly impact women's health experiences—yet they're often dismissed, misunderstood, or inadequately addressed in traditional healthcare settings.—
Essence,
Essence,
7 July 2025
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The findings support traditional claims and earlier small human trials suggesting camel milk may be beneficial for asthmatics.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 July 2025
Adjective
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The court did not explain its decision in favor of Trump, as is customary in emergency appeals.—
Mark Sherman,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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In a sport where sunglasses haven’t been customary on the pro tour, RIA Eyewear entered the space five years ago with a tennis-specific lens and frame, steadily building a bridge between the world of tennis and sunglasses.—
Tim Newcomb,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
Adjective
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For more details on the nature of conventional AI versus AGI and ASI, see my analysis at the link here.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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These stories reveal new information, challenge conventional thinking, inform policymakers and the public, shine light on wrongdoing.—
Greg Borowski,
jsonline.com,
11 July 2025
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“Prescriptive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prescriptive. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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