as in rule
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 prescription
More than half of Illinois residents worry about affording their prescriptions, and over a quarter have been forced to ration or skip doses altogether.
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Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
Change Healthcare offers payment and revenue cycle management tools, as well as other solutions, such as electronic prescription software.
—Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 22 May 2025
He was arrested in 2014 for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and prescription pills were found in his possession.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 21 May 2025
But Aster, who’s exclusively interested in making the kind of films that should be reviewed straight onto a prescription pad, is too beholden to his neuroses for his latest movie to play like a cheap provocation.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 16 May 2025
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Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
Change Healthcare offers payment and revenue cycle management tools, as well as other solutions, such as electronic prescription software.
—Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 22 May 2025
He was arrested in 2014 for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and prescription pills were found in his possession.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 21 May 2025
But Aster, who’s exclusively interested in making the kind of films that should be reviewed straight onto a prescription pad, is too beholden to his neuroses for his latest movie to play like a cheap provocation.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prescription
Noun
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Older people were hit the hardest socially by COVID rules that limited or barred visits from family and friends.—
Joshua Zatulskis,
Hartford Courant,
25 May 2025
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Eventually – inevitably – a recession will occur, but the huge 2022-2024 inversion will not have predicted it by the traditional rules of interpretation.—
George Calhoun,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
Noun
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In keeping with the tradition of the bride wearing something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue, Elissa slipped an opal ring onto her pinky.—
Kristen Jordan Shamus,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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Continuing its tradition of teaming up at global film festivals, the 120-year-old publication and awards body hosted a slew of talent and creatives to mark another year of excellence with Bulova, luxury watchmaker and sponsor.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
18 May 2025
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“Prescription.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prescription. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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