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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
On the morning of September 28, 1982, Mary Kellerman, a 12-year-old Chicago resident, was given a Tylenol tablet by her parents in response to complaints of a sore throat.
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Addie Morfoot, Variety, 26 May 2025
This recliner chair comes with two USB charging ports, which can be used with low-power devices like phones and tablets.
—Izzy Baskette, People.com, 22 May 2025
Tablet Deals The Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite is a solid Android tablet for sketching, note-taking, and general creative work.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 20 May 2025
My wife, Cristina, walked up just as the first space photo streamed to my tablet.
—Jarred Roberts, The Conversation, 20 May 2025
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Addie Morfoot, Variety, 26 May 2025
This recliner chair comes with two USB charging ports, which can be used with low-power devices like phones and tablets.
—Izzy Baskette, People.com, 22 May 2025
Tablet Deals The Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite is a solid Android tablet for sketching, note-taking, and general creative work.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 20 May 2025
My wife, Cristina, walked up just as the first space photo streamed to my tablet.
—Jarred Roberts, The Conversation, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tablet
Noun
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Horrific notebooks Not all victims were initially aware they had been abused.—
Nicolas Vaux-Montagny,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2025
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Soldiers had posted red-and-white warning signs roughly the size of a sheet of notebook paper, in English and Spanish, affixed to metal posts in the sand about 30 yards north of the border fence.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
Noun
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Additionally, the drug costs fifteen dollars a pill.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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Then there’s the pharmacy’s worth of other sleep aids travelers sometimes turn to: prescription pills like Ambien or Ativan, antihistamines like Benadryl, or even CBD.—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
23 May 2025
Noun
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The launch pad endured a lightning strike on April 27, but SpaceX said the rocket was healthy for the attempt.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 May 2025
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The booster used Tuesday previously launched on Starship's seventh test flight in January before it was caught back at the launch pad and refurbished for another space shot.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 May 2025
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The same could be said about colors like Cinnamon Slate and hues within the capsule collection, such as Malabar and Sunbleached.—
Lia Picard,
USA Today,
21 May 2025
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The space capsule, Macaulay explains, proved to be the biggest challenge to recreate, with the interior shot on a completely different stage.—
Matt Minton,
Variety,
19 May 2025
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“Tablet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tablet. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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