prescribed

Example Sentences

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You find no prescribed paths at the Geffen Galleries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

But she said the GP prescribed her increasingly higher doses of anti-depressant medication over the phone, until she was on the maximum amount.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Instead of presenting an organized system of knowledge, whose stylistic or chronological categories suggested hierarchies, it would free visitors, a press release claims, “from prescribed paths to follow their own curiosity.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Although antidepressants are not FDA-approved specifically for IBS, they are often prescribed to help manage pain and reduce symptom severity.

From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026

It had something to do with his blood chemistry, Danny said, and the doctor had prescribed three different pills for him to take.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok