prescribe
Example Sentences
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Preston Council said the event did not "prescribe the type of egg to be rolled and visitors have the choice as to what they roll down the hill".
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
The guidelines prescribe LDL goals based on scan scores.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
When we prescribe these drugs to patients whose endogenous GLP-1 system is functioning normally, we are not filling a deficit.
From Slate • Mar. 22, 2026
When behavioral therapies and other non drug strategies fail, doctors may prescribe risperidone as a last resort.
From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026
Rather than prescribe anything to combat the illness that was now wreaking havoc on my system, the doctor told me my body was doing its job and would rid itself of everything on its own.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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Vocabulary lists containing prescribe
Vocabulary from the Constitution of the United States
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"Preamble" and "Bill of Rights," Vocabulary from the U.S. Constitution
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Declaration of the Rights of Man (1789)
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