as in to specify
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 prescribe
England’s National Health Service ended prescribing puberty blockers for minors experiencing gender dysphoria outside of clinical trials.
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2025
Following the procedure, the patient was prescribed oral and ocular glucocorticoids due to the severity of the case.
—Sabienna Bowman, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Not the families politicians prescribe, or the structures dictated by economic necessity, but the families that individuals themselves choose.
—Stephanie Psaki, Time, 18 Aug. 2025
The online ordering platform includes a brief medical screening questionnaire to be reviewed by a licensed health-care provider before prescribing the vaccine.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2025
Following the procedure, the patient was prescribed oral and ocular glucocorticoids due to the severity of the case.
—Sabienna Bowman, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Not the families politicians prescribe, or the structures dictated by economic necessity, but the families that individuals themselves choose.
—Stephanie Psaki, Time, 18 Aug. 2025
The online ordering platform includes a brief medical screening questionnaire to be reviewed by a licensed health-care provider before prescribing the vaccine.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prescribe
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While the state planner didn’t specify which part of the sector needs moderation, investment has been particularly pronounced globally in constructing datacenters that underpin AI development.—
Bloomberg,
Fortune,
29 Aug. 2025
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Noem did not specify how the employees failed to implement proper security procedures, but said no Americans were directly affected.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Aug. 2025
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In a sport often defined by early prodigies and immediate stars, his story is refreshingly different.—
Sindiswa Mabunda,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Shane Bieber was always the acquisition that would define the Toronto Blue Jays’ trade deadline.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
23 Aug. 2025
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“Prescribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prescribe. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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