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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

Close contacts linked to all three are being offered antibiotics as a precaution.

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

This suggests it could be developed into an alternative antimicrobial that works differently from existing antibiotics.

From Science Daily • Apr. 21, 2026

After a couple of days of rest and some antibiotics, what indeed had turned out to be a nasty ear infection for Malia cleared up, returning our toddler to her normal bouncy state.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama