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as in tablet
a small mass containing medicine to be taken orally
you'll have to take one of these pills every six hours for your flu
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as in dog
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
she can be such a pill when things don't go her way
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Recent Examples of pill
Shannen Doherty's in memoriam Oscars snub was a tough pill to swallow for Tori Spelling.
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Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
That would be an especially bitter pill for Stefanik, who came so close to the Cabinet.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 1 Apr. 2025
On the dresser was a loose blue pill and a computer tablet that tested positive for the presence of fentanyl.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 31 Mar. 2025
However, that’s a hard pill for a filmmaker to swallow and also a ding to the studio in its financial modeling of a motion picture.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2025
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Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
That would be an especially bitter pill for Stefanik, who came so close to the Cabinet.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 1 Apr. 2025
On the dresser was a loose blue pill and a computer tablet that tested positive for the presence of fentanyl.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 31 Mar. 2025
However, that’s a hard pill for a filmmaker to swallow and also a ding to the studio in its financial modeling of a motion picture.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pill
Noun
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Attendees are encouraged to take part in electronic recycling by bringing old phones, laptops, cords, chargers, tablets, and other devices for responsible disposal.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2025
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Additionally, more and more gaming is done on phones and tablets, where Apple and Google take a cut of game sales.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2025
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Police brought in hundreds of law enforcement personnel with dogs, armored carriers, horses and helicopters that circled overhead.—
Maryclaire Dale, Marc Levy and Michael Rubinkam,
Anchorage Daily News,
13 Sep. 2023
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Responding officers found the dog, and advised the owner to take the dog in.—
cleveland,
cleveland,
13 Sep. 2023
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Retailing between 490 euros for the shorts to 1,650 euros for the blazer, the capsule will be available on Blazé Milano’s online store and at its flagship in central Milan, which opened last year.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
3 Apr. 2025
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The people aboard the company’s Crew Dragon capsule include cryptocurrency entrepreneur Chun Wang of Malta, film director Jannicke Mikkelsen of Norway, robotics researcher Rabea Rogge of Germany and adventurer Eric Philips of Australia.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 Apr. 2025
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Dig in: The meal is $75 and includes dishes like jerk chicken with rice and peas and coconut collard greens, cow heel soup and crawfish hushpuppies.—
Chelsea Brasted,
Axios,
24 Mar. 2025
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The Lion’s Tail is a transitional drink that tastes like if a Jamaican jerk chicken and a Whiskey Sour couldn’t keep their hands off each other.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
11 Mar. 2025
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Caro Stowell of Thomasville was dressed up like a clown.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
5 Apr. 2025
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The final moments of the trailer revealed a terrifying figure hiding deep in the woods, one that looked overwhelmingly like a female clown.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2025
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Weasels, skunks, possum, snakes (to eat eggs), and all sorts of other common creatures will become regular visitors to your yard, mostly at night.—
Sal Gilbertie,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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It has been detected in 40 wild mammal species in 36 states, killing bears, harbor seals, foxes, squirrels and skunks, among other creatures.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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There is also the question of spoofing, a joker in the pack.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Once infused with the diabolical spirit, the guide is transformed into a buffoon, complete with a harlequin outfit—a mad joker and a dancing fool who does a little jig to the sound of a jazz trio.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
11 Mar. 2025
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Overall, the new species looks like a snake with a pair of seemingly out-of-proportion legs midway down its body.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2025
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And Chelsea has been ominously repeating that bad things happen in threes, and she's already almost died two times, when the hotel boutique was robbed and when Rick set those poisonous snakes free.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Pill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pill. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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