Thesaurus results for PRESCRIBES

prescribes

verb

present tense third-person singular of prescribe

as in specifies

to give the rules about (something) clearly and exactly in chess, you can move the various pieces only in certain prescribed ways

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Recent Examples of prescribes In the film, Dusty reinjures his wrist, and his doctor (Ben Stiller) prescribes pickleball to promote healing. — Christine Ledbetter, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026 So for patients in their late 40s and 50s with hot flashes or night sweats, Adams liberally prescribes hormone therapy unless patients have a clear medical reason not to. — Mara Gordon, NPR, 7 Aug. 2026 It is limited to oral use, such as oils, tinctures or capsules, depending on what a physician prescribes. — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 31 July 2026 On the app side, MyCircadian tracks sunrise, sunset, UV index and sun sessions, MorningLux reads ambient lux through the phone sensor, and OIO by Korrus prescribes a morning bright-light window based on an anchor wake time. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 25 July 2026 The industry calls this a confidence gap and prescribes literacy workshops. — Penny Abeywardena, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 Kristen Nadeau, a pediatric endocrinologist at Children’s Hospital Colorado, works with children who have obesity, prediabetes, and diabetes, and regularly prescribes CGMs. — Lauren Chan, STAT, 8 July 2026 The Government Accountability Office website said the Administrative Procedure Act prescribes the minimum procedural steps an agency must follow in its administrative proceedings. — Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 3 June 2026 The party bringing the allegation bears whatever burden the applicable statute or rule prescribes. — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Daily News, 3 June 2026

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The plan also specifies rezoning along major commercial corridors, including Winchester Boulevard and The Alameda.

— Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2026
The document also specifies that the tax would apply to any data centers located in space.

— Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 6 Aug. 2026

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The overarching curiosity, though, will be how this defines a key relationship for the club.

— Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
That means an operating model that defines who owns AI outcomes, how decisions get made and how successful use cases move from one corner of the business into the enterprise.

— Patrick Pugh, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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