Thesaurus results for PRESCRIBING

prescribing

verb

present participle of prescribe

as in specifying

to give the rules about (something) clearly and exactly in chess, you can move the various pieces only in certain prescribed ways

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Recent Examples of prescribing My focus is on inspiring him to improve his overall health rather than prescribing a GLP-1 to help him make a baby. — Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026 Errors in prescribing high risk drugs are not higher than other medications, but the resulting consequences are more severe for the patient. — Esha Desai, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026 Spring ‘27 feels less about prescribing one way to dress and more about giving the customer the freedom to create their own point of view. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026 As doctors stopped prescribing hormone replacement during menopause, an uptick in fatal UTIs began. — Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026 In a recent examination of prescribing trends, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, Olfson and his team reported progress. — Paula Span, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026 Three other three-judge panels on the 5th Circuit -- one in this case and two in an earlier one -- and two district courts have already agreed that rules for prescribing mifepristone are too loose. — Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026 And on the business side, clinicians get little support in helping patients with lifestyle changes and nonmedication treatments – rather than prescribing drugs. — Andrew McLean, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026 It may be triggered by prescribing behavior, an emerging patient need, digital engagement or channel preference. — Rahul Saluja, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

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The Nigerian government has pledged funding for the response, Kaseya said, without specifying an amount.

— Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026
The company also says technological improvements across the 737 MAX program reduce fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions by 20%, without specifying the comparison baseline in the announcement.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026

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Yet as black became a defining color of modern fashion, most famously through Gabrielle Chanel’s little black dress of 1926, its association with mourning gradually loosened.

— Livia Caligor, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026
In From Day One As countries build generation-defining infrastructure—road and rail tunnels, smart stadiums and hospital precincts—connectivity is too often bolted on late in construction.

— Stephen Farrugia, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

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