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
This usually includes a combination of consistent moisturizing and prescription medication.
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Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
Unbeknownst to Ross, Stern dosed the heart medication with gamma radiation.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
Before Dobbs, such reports recorded procedural and medication abortions.
—Sarah Varney | Kff Health News, ABC News, 13 Feb. 2025
The researchers found that semaglutide had a stronger effect than other medications designed to reduce alcohol cravings.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
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Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
Unbeknownst to Ross, Stern dosed the heart medication with gamma radiation.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
Before Dobbs, such reports recorded procedural and medication abortions.
—Sarah Varney | Kff Health News, ABC News, 13 Feb. 2025
The researchers found that semaglutide had a stronger effect than other medications designed to reduce alcohol cravings.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
See all Example Sentences for medication
Recent Examples of Synonyms for medication
Noun
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Cartels will only be put out of business by legalizing drugs and immigration, not by declaring war on them.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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My heart hurts losing another friend 2 the throws of drug addiction & the insane fentanyl crisis thats taken over our country!—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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There is a very strict window of time in which this medicine can be given — three hours from the onset of symptoms, although there can be exceptions under specific circumstances.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN,
7 Feb. 2025
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Amgen: Cramer praised the pharmaceutical giant’s drug portfolio, including its cholesterol medicine and cancer treatments.—
Julie Coleman,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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It is commonly used as a natural remedy for nausea and stomach upset.3 1.—
Lauren O'Connor, MS,
Health,
10 Feb. 2025
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While the state Assembly derailed that initial plan, forfeiting the grant, the push for a practical remedy to gridlock never died.—
DJ Gribbin,
New York Daily News,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Apple Cider Vinegar, which contrasts Gibson with two genuinely ill young women in her orbit who are searching for miracle cancer cures, comes at the crest of the latest wave of scam content.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
6 Feb. 2025
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All the same, understanding a Morandi still-life is a pesky illusion that may overtake you, the cure for which is looking again, harder.—
Jackson Arn,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Medication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medication. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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