as in rule
an inherited or established way of thinking, feeling, or doing
the time-honored prescription among hostelers that you do not mess with another person's stuff
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Pharmacy Drive-Thru — convenient drive-thru option for prescription pickup.
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Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 26 Mar. 2025
Doctors frequently renew prescriptions without reassessing the patient's condition or offering a tapering plan for discontinuation.
—Ximena Araya-Fischel, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Patients who get their prescriptions filled at this location do not need to take any action.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2025
According to police, Manzano did not have a prescription for the drug, and police later recovered Xanax from Colbert’s residence.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2025
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Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 26 Mar. 2025
Doctors frequently renew prescriptions without reassessing the patient's condition or offering a tapering plan for discontinuation.
—Ximena Araya-Fischel, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Patients who get their prescriptions filled at this location do not need to take any action.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2025
According to police, Manzano did not have a prescription for the drug, and police later recovered Xanax from Colbert’s residence.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for prescription
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“Prescription.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prescription. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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