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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
Battery life Among the best features of any tablet is its high portability, but the degree of portability is restricted by its battery life.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
Keep your phone, computer and tablet updated.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Some of its tablets are also more spendy, including a $100 increase for the Galaxy Tab S11.
—ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026
The fan-favorite handbag can be worn three ways, and features ample room to fit a tablet, water bottle, spare sweater, and more daily essentials for work and travel.
—Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
Keep your phone, computer and tablet updated.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Some of its tablets are also more spendy, including a $100 increase for the Galaxy Tab S11.
—ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026
The fan-favorite handbag can be worn three ways, and features ample room to fit a tablet, water bottle, spare sweater, and more daily essentials for work and travel.
—Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for tablet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tablet
Noun
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An afternoon at the park, notebook in hand, offers exactly that.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Here’s my Thursday morning Dolphins notebook, including a trade that should make sense to Miami.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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His treatment wasn't a medical pill nor a new therapist.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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Lab testing ultimately revealed that the pills were counterfeit and contained fentanyl, officials said.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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While those launches for now remain test missions from SpaceX’s launch site Starbase in Texas, the company continues to build out what will be its first operational launch tower at KSC’s Launch Complex 39-A adjacent to the pad from which Falcon Heavy will launch.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Apr. 2026
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Demidov’s wrist shot met with a pad save.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Progress is one of four cargo spacecraft that resupply the ISS these days, along with Japan's HTV-X, Northrop Grumman's Cygnus and SpaceX's Dragon capsule.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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How many humans have ridden in that capsule?—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Tablet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tablet. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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