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
Over the course of two months, Murray visited Jackson's home daily to administer medication to aid with sleeping.
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Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
In a second letter bearing the same date, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration also warned against using certain addiction medications without accompanying support services.
—Lev Facher, STAT, 27 Apr. 2026
Compared to Xanax or Valium, propranolol is a non-addictive and low-risk medication.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 22 Apr. 2026
The surgeon had assured us that medication could do everything the gland once did.
—Danielle Crittenden, The Atlantic, 21 Apr. 2026
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Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
In a second letter bearing the same date, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration also warned against using certain addiction medications without accompanying support services.
—Lev Facher, STAT, 27 Apr. 2026
Compared to Xanax or Valium, propranolol is a non-addictive and low-risk medication.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 22 Apr. 2026
The surgeon had assured us that medication could do everything the gland once did.
—Danielle Crittenden, The Atlantic, 21 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medication
Noun
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But its primary association in the public consciousness since the nineteen-eighties is with the criminal underworld, particularly the drug cartels.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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The new shelter will allow residents to bring pets, which most shelters prohibit, offer a drug and alcohol treatment program and mental health services and assign those admitted a caseworker who will help connect them with professional development programs.—
Michael Cuglietta,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Additionally, while the software framework has already been validated on current industrial robots, its deployment in more sensitive fields like medicine is currently bottlenecked by hardware limitations.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
26 Apr. 2026
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Gaza’s most dire conditions — the lack of food and medicine, continuing Israeli attacks, destroyed hospitals, schools and residential buildings, homelessness and overcrowding — now include rodents, climbing temperatures and open-air sewage.—
Jeremy Mikula,
NBC news,
26 Apr. 2026
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The second will determine an appropriate remedy if the jury and judge find in Musk’s favor.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Jury selection starts Monday, but jurors won’t have the final say in either the liability phase of the trial or the remedies phase, if the trial reaches that point.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
27 Apr. 2026
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There is no cure yet, though treatments do exist to help manage symptoms.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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The disease, which often kills patients in their teens, has no cure.—
Vanessa Etienne,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Medication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medication. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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