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antibiotics

NOUN

medicine

Synonyms

STRONGEST

penicillin

STRONG

amoxicillin ampicillin erythromycin streptomycin sulfonamide tetracycline

WEAK

sulfa drug wonder drug

Example Sentences

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Legionnaires is treatable with antibiotics, but early treatment improves the odds of recovery.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

"The fact that they have the infection means that we have the same preventative measure and will try and identify the contacts and protect them with antibiotics and vaccines."

From BBC • May 15, 2026

The CDC advises that consulting a doctor before taking anti-diarrhea medicine or antibiotics.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Developing new antibiotics is expensive and slow, so identifying promising compounds from natural sources is an important step forward.

From Science Daily • Apr. 21, 2026

Most of these have now left most of us, thanks to antibiotics, plumbing, civilization, and money, but we remember.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas