as in medication
a substance or preparation used to treat disease
if you don't take all the doses of your medicine, you might get sick again
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Recent Examples of medicine
Destiny administered the medicine while McKenzy Finch, a 13-year-old sixth-grader, held Taylor’s head.
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Sophie Bates, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
That in every drug, every medication, that there is a much larger story to tell about health and medicine and society and business and economics.
—Torie Bosch, STAT, 25 Apr. 2026
Chiao and Hao’s donation will name the school’s small animal hospital and provide scholarships, animal-human translational medicine and programs for those who cannot afford veterinary care, according to a university news release.
—Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Prescription requirements for medicines that adults can safely self-administer add costs and delays without improving safety.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
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Sophie Bates, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
That in every drug, every medication, that there is a much larger story to tell about health and medicine and society and business and economics.
—Torie Bosch, STAT, 25 Apr. 2026
Chiao and Hao’s donation will name the school’s small animal hospital and provide scholarships, animal-human translational medicine and programs for those who cannot afford veterinary care, according to a university news release.
—Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Prescription requirements for medicines that adults can safely self-administer add costs and delays without improving safety.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medicine
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The Belarusian human rights group Viasna said he repeatedly was denied essential medications and refused contact with his wife and children.—
Claudia Ciobanu,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Instead, many factors, such as lack of sleep, stress, adverse life events, mental health and medications can lead to food noise.—
Alora Bopray,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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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
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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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However, despite the efforts of researchers and foundations like DTaC, no cure for Parkinson’s exists as of yet.—
Michael Van Runkle,
Robb Report,
1 May 2026
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Type 2 Diabetes Symptoms to Watch For There is no cure for type 2 diabetes, which makes early detection critical.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
1 May 2026
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“Medicine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medicine. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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