Thesaurus results for ANTIBIOTICS

antibiotics

noun

plural of antibiotic

as in drugs

medical a substance that is used to kill harmful bacteria and to cure infections

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Recent Examples of antibiotics Most people with shigellosis feel better within five to seven days without antibiotics, the CDC said. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026 People with plague typically get at least 10 to 14 days of antibiotics. — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026 Today antibiotics are very effective against plague when they are used early in the infection. — Claire Maldarelli, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2026 When treated early with antibiotics, the plague can be cured. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026 Plague can be successfully treated with antibiotics, health organizations and doctors say. — News Editor, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026 Medical experts say cases require rapid treatment with powerful antibiotics to prevent fatalities. — Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026 However, the pathogen is generally easily treated by antibiotics. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026 It can be successfully treated with antibiotics when treatment begins early. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

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Noun

The team highlighted that the improvements can even open new uses for electronics, such as reducing harm from street drugs.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
According to the suit, Jane Doe was beset by seven men while she was incapacitated by drugs and alcohol.

— Anahid Nersessian, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of drugs

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Clinical trials cost millions of dollars, so companies first must be convinced the drugs look promising enough for FDA approval, as well as have an edge over current medications.

— Amy Maxmen, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
Are these trends in direct conversation with the rise in weight loss medications, as luxury customers strive to show off their new bodies?

— Rachael Akhidenor, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of medications

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These findings helped establish PCSK9 as a drug target and contributed to the development of PCSK9 inhibitors, a new class of cholesterol-lowering medicines now used around the world.

— Segun Fatumo, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026
The market for those medicines is projected to reach $190 billion within the next decade, according to the investment bank Morgan Stanley.

— Amy Maxmen, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of medicines

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The payloads on the Transporter-18 Varda craft ranged from pharmaceuticals to demo navigation systems to exterior thermal-protection materials.

— Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2026
The approach replaces the oxygen normally generated during water electrolysis with an epoxide, a class of chemicals widely used to manufacture polymers, coatings, adhesives, pharmaceuticals, and other products.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of pharmaceuticals

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Where multiple tariff programs, trade remedies or exemptions may apply, companies must assess the relevant requirements together rather than relying on a single headline rate.

— Shannon Hynds, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
The lawsuit seeks, among other remedies, reinstatement to the FBI, an awarding of back pay and a court order declaring that the firings were unlawful.

— Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of remedies

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Yet neither these prescriptions nor these assets have been enough to reverse France’s decline over the past two decades.

— Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
The prescriptions were then taken to Striderite Pharmacy, where Yusuf and other pharmacy employees dispensed the medication to Llerena.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026

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