Thesaurus results for PRESCRIPTIONS

prescriptions

noun

plural of prescription

as in rules

an inherited or established way of thinking, feeling, or doing the time-honored prescription among hostelers that you do not mess with another person's stuff

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Recent Examples of prescriptions The problem began last November, when the FDA began removing some of the strongest safety label warnings from hormone replacement therapy, which triggered a surge in prescriptions. — Ed Silverman, STAT, 21 Aug. 2026 Hand off health insurance cards, prescriptions and medical paperwork so your student carries them, not you. — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026 Other medications including daily prescriptions, allergy tablets, pain relievers and over-the-counter medicines — generally need to be handled through the school health office. — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026 Insurers routinely challenge her lower-dosage prescriptions, Miller said, presumably because price rebates from the drug company are set to the standard dosage. — CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026 Unlike many psychiatric prescriptions, the clinical effectiveness of psychedelics can’t be divorced from the context in which they’re taken. — Mike McRae 19, New Atlas, 19 Aug. 2026 The two prescriptions would be arranged in concentric rings, alternating outward as though from a bull’s-eye. — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026 Families feel healthcare costs through premiums, deductibles and prescriptions; employers see them in compensation budgets; government sees them in Medicare and Medicaid spending. — Eugene Litvak, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026 The most common problem, though, appeared to be trouble getting prescriptions filled. — Andrea Lucia, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for prescriptions

Noun

In seeking a new trial, Anthony’s attorneys have argued that the June proceedings were marred by strict courtroom rules and improper jury instructions.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
Federal rules generally require more credentials and inspections for boats carrying more than six passengers for hire.

— Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of rules

Noun

Treatments rely on Ayurvedic traditions and Eastern healing philosophies.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026
The Second Annual Shabbat 1000 at the Gale Young Jewish professionals come together for a night of dinner, cocktails and Shabbat traditions hosted by the nonprofit YJP Miami.

— Jessica Tzikas, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of traditions

Noun

For West, Chesney’s most important asset is his personal values.

— Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
Intended to preserve the human-scale coastal character, conservation values, passive recreation function, neighborhood compatibility and ecological and recreational function of North Hollywood Beach Park and surrounding coastal areas.

— Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026