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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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It said close contacts of those affected were being offered antibiotics as a precaution.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Archie was admitted to a ward that evening, checked regularly and given further tests, and nurses administered antibiotics.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

“Beauty of the Beasts” explains that even now, in our era of antibiotics, wound cleaning by maggots is typically the safest, most effective therapy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

I find the bathroom, shut the door behind me, and reach into my pocket, pulling out one of the two orange containers of antibiotics.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman