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as in pill
a small mass containing medicine to be taken orally
take two tablets of the medication every eight hours
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Recent Examples of tablet
She’s becoming acquainted with new technology — like her smartphone, tablet and email — and making new friends during activities like bingo at the local senior center.
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Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2025
Resembling a tablet, the device has detachable pieces on each side that can be used to control game play.
—CBS News, 2 Apr. 2025
Attendees are encouraged to take part in electronic recycling by bringing old phones, laptops, cords, chargers, tablets, and other devices for responsible disposal.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2025
Additionally, more and more gaming is done on phones and tablets, where Apple and Google take a cut of game sales.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2025
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Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2025
Resembling a tablet, the device has detachable pieces on each side that can be used to control game play.
—CBS News, 2 Apr. 2025
Attendees are encouraged to take part in electronic recycling by bringing old phones, laptops, cords, chargers, tablets, and other devices for responsible disposal.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2025
Additionally, more and more gaming is done on phones and tablets, where Apple and Google take a cut of game sales.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tablet
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At the center of the installation is Tony Pignatelli’s origami brain sculpture crafted from Moleskine paper and visitors can contribute with sketches, thoughts and drawings to the wall made of Moleskine notebooks.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
7 Apr. 2025
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Tidbits My notebook from yesterday (here) was about Luis Arraez having a very Luis Arraez type of day.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Remember the $500 toilet seat and $20 aspirin pill that corporations charged the government?—
Gary Franks,
Hartford Courant,
15 Mar. 2025
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While ovarian cancer cannot always be prevented, genetic testing, birth control pills, pregnancy, and a healthy lifestyle may help lower the risk.—
Julie Scott, MSN, ANP-BC, AOCNP,
Verywell Health,
14 Mar. 2025
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At an altitude of about 45 miles, the crew capsule is then released to continue soaring out of the lower atmosphere on its own, while the reusable booster heads back down to Earth to land on a nearby pad.—
Jennifer Earl, Analisa Novak,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2025
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Bezos strapped in for Blue Origin’s first space tourist flight in 2021 and accompanied the latest crew to the pad.—
Marcia Dunn,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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Oprah Winfrey, who is King's best friend, was in the crowd watching the launch, and removed her glasses and wept when the capsule touched down.—
Kevin Shalvey,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2025
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While walking toward the capsule, King and her crewmates rang a ceremonial bell before boarding.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Tablet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tablet. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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