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as in tablet
a small mass containing medicine to be taken orally
you'll have to take one of these pills every six hours for your flu
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as in dog
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
she can be such a pill when things don't go her way
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Recent Examples of pill
Drugmakers argue the pills have been shown to be safe and effective for ending an early pregnancy.
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Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Despite Novo's three-month head start, Club name Eli Lilly 's own obesity pill Foundayo should be a hit too.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 6 May 2026
Both the Wegovy pill and Foundayo start at $149 per month for self-pay patients at the lowest dose, compared to injectables that can exceed $1,300 per month without insurance.
—Jay Sparks, USA Today, 6 May 2026
The birth control pill, which had been developed throughout the 1950s, was formally approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 1960.
—Samira Mehta, The Conversation, 6 May 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Despite Novo's three-month head start, Club name Eli Lilly 's own obesity pill Foundayo should be a hit too.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 6 May 2026
Both the Wegovy pill and Foundayo start at $149 per month for self-pay patients at the lowest dose, compared to injectables that can exceed $1,300 per month without insurance.
—Jay Sparks, USA Today, 6 May 2026
The birth control pill, which had been developed throughout the 1950s, was formally approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 1960.
—Samira Mehta, The Conversation, 6 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pill
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Texas Roadhouse table service technology Morgan has reportedly said that Texas Roadhouse may start using handheld tablets at tables to help diners order faster, according to several news outlets, including Newsweek.—
Natassia Paloma,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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The design mirrors the compact architecture found in smartphones and tablets.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
12 May 2026
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In real life, once the cameras stop rolling, Wallace and McGarry have bonded over their dog named Darla, who made her online debut in March 2024.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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Landowski only began competing Neo in agility competitions last year, and the training involved coaching with a dog trainer in Hudson Oaks and years of hogging the family computer to watch dog agility competition videos, her mother, Rhian said.—
Tanya Babbar,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 May 2026
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For the capsule, Serre added signature elements of her brand to the Mona Lisa, using her signature upcycling methods and reworking existing Louvre museum shop merchandise, such as T-shirts and souvenir medals, into new garments and objects.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
8 May 2026
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Glover, for example, performed an extensive manual-flying trial with the capsule, piloting it to multiple close approaches with the SLS' upper stage.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
8 May 2026
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Emerson had a 290 in the clean-and-jerk and 235 in the snatch (525 total) in the 154-pound weight class.—
Alex Kushel,
Sun Sentinel,
9 May 2026
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McKenzie was even more ahead of the pack in the Traditional style, which couples each lifter’s best bench press with their clean-and-jerk mark.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 May 2026
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Even a rival gave kudos — kind of — to the clown.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
8 May 2026
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Thor is now a circus clown — not even a funny one at that — relegated to being the butt of Star-Lord's unfunny jokes and the least-serious Avenger.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
6 May 2026
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Only about 30 percent of all nests evade their many predators, including skunks, opossums, raccoons, coyotes, snakes, and even domestic dogs and cats.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
29 Apr. 2026
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That means don’t send your dog out to charge a skunk, and don’t go outside banging on pots and pans or yelling, which is only going to make the skunk feel threatened.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
24 Apr. 2026
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The 69-year-old joker plans to make his comeback at California’s Ice House Comedy Club in Pasadena Wednesday night.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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After months bandying about the term joker to describe his team’s need for a matchup-threat pass-catcher, Sean Payton sat with the media at the NFL owners’ meetings in Palm Beach, Florida, last year and confirmed Denver had gotten its guy.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2026
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Kleinman said that snakes, including copperheads, play an important role in the ecosystem.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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Palin was the only Monty Python representative on stage, but the second python of the night after a snake featured in one of the highlight videos.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2026
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“Pill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pill. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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