: medication sense 2
—usually used in plural
took pain meds
1
medicine
2
medieval
3
medium
Mediterranean
master of education
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Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
The two, who met in med school and share two adult sons, had recently sent their youngest off to college.
—Janine Rubenstein, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Last year, Boise’s drug take-back day collected more than 300 pounds of unwanted prescription meds.
—Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 21 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Sixty years ago, on a Sunday morning, a 23-year-old pre-med student convinced her mother to drive her to Hopkinton, paving the way for hundreds of thousands of women runners.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
The two, who met in med school and share two adult sons, had recently sent their youngest off to college.
—Janine Rubenstein, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
Noun
She was discharged from a hospital to hospice, and we were told a nurse would be there with her pain meds.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Last year, Boise’s drug take-back day collected more than 300 pounds of unwanted prescription meds.
—Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Med.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/med. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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med
2 of 2 noun
: medication sense 2
—usually used in plural
giving out bedtime meds—Susanna Kaysen
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