Thesaurus results for BOTANICAL

botanical

noun

Definition of botanical

as in prescription

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Recent Examples of botanical Peace lily The peace lily may be one of the most common flowering houseplants around, but this tranquil botanical with tropical origins is anything but boring. — Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 22 July 2026 The Bath Butler readies a private outdoor soaking tub infused with botanicals, waiting for your arrival at your bungalow. — Judith Garrison, AJC.com, 9 June 2026 Supplements fall into several categories, including vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and botanicals. — Sarah Garone, Health, 29 May 2026 Each gummy contains a mild blend of melatonin, L-theanine and botanicals to be taken only occasionally when sleep is difficult. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for botanical

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Muzaffar similarly questioned prescriptions to phase out coal or electrify production without first examining each factory’s constraints.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
Don’t stop or adjust a prescription medication on your own to prepare for a procedure.

— Malana VanTyler, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of prescription

Noun

Ramsey is one of TV’s hottest actors right now, with previous roles including the fiery Lyanna Mormont in Game of Thrones, survivalist Ellie in The Last of Us and drug addict Kelsey in Time.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
In bidding to halt Howard's execution, his attorneys had filed a motion hours earlier before the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals raising concerns about the quality of Texas' execution drugs.

— JAMIE STENGLE, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of drug

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The international community’s ability to manage safe travel and secure banking, communications and quality standards for food, water, and medicine could all be compromised, too.

— Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026
Boehringer has pitched the medicine as a way to help patients lose fat while preserving muscle, but without an edge, the drug becomes just one more contender in an increasingly crowded market dominated by Eli Lilly and Novo.

— Ed Silverman, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of medicine

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Pharmacists have long argued that middlemen called pharmacy benefit managers (PBM)—which manage prescription drug benefits for insurers—reimburse pharmacies too little for many medications, cutting into pharmacy margins.

— Alana Semuels, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
Also in 1987, Tammy Faye Bakker, whose heavy mascara became her trademark, was treated at the Betty Ford Center for prescription drug addiction.

— Ronnie Glassberg, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of prescription drug

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So much so that as Shaker communities dwindled through the nineteenth century, others wanted the cachet of their name in the patent medicine world.

— Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 4 May 2026
But the likeness ends there because, to be clear, Tyler did not use the occasion to tout patent medicines.

— Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2025

Definition of patent medicine

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The backstory For most of my life, the Old Dutch Inn has been just a faint memory of kicking my legs from a bar stool, drinking a Shirley Temple next to my late grandmother, who would likely have been nursing a gin and tonic.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
There’s always an ice-cold glass of white wine on the table too, alongside a gin and tonic with fresh rosemary from the garden.

— Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of tonic

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These medications include blood thinner, insulin, chemotherapy drugs, and opioid pain medication.

— Esha Desai, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026
That means doctors don’t have a definitive answer for families when asked how long their child might need to stay on the medications, or what the long-term effects might be.

— Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of medication

Noun

Anderson found the origins of present fads in the fervent nostrums of the past.

— David Denby, New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2026
Because of the false but persistent and powerfully seductive nostrum that reducing the value of a country’s currency will stimulate its economy by making its exports cheaper and its imports more expensive.

— Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026

Definition of nostrum

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