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prescribes

verb

present tense third-person singular of prescribe

as in specifies

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 prescribes As a practicing psychiatrist, Lembke routinely prescribes stimulants for ADHD, opioids for pain and benzodiazepines for insomnia and anxiety. — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026 In the film, Dusty reinjures his wrist, and his doctor (Ben Stiller) prescribes pickleball to promote healing. — Christine Ledbetter, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026 So for patients in their late 40s and 50s with hot flashes or night sweats, Adams liberally prescribes hormone therapy unless patients have a clear medical reason not to. — Mara Gordon, NPR, 7 Aug. 2026 It is limited to oral use, such as oils, tinctures or capsules, depending on what a physician prescribes. — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 31 July 2026 On the app side, MyCircadian tracks sunrise, sunset, UV index and sun sessions, MorningLux reads ambient lux through the phone sensor, and OIO by Korrus prescribes a morning bright-light window based on an anchor wake time. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 25 July 2026 The industry calls this a confidence gap and prescribes literacy workshops. — Penny Abeywardena, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 Kristen Nadeau, a pediatric endocrinologist at Children’s Hospital Colorado, works with children who have obesity, prediabetes, and diabetes, and regularly prescribes CGMs. — Lauren Chan, STAT, 8 July 2026 The party bringing the allegation bears whatever burden the applicable statute or rule prescribes. — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Daily News, 3 June 2026

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However, the contract lists Sacramento as Kennah's office and specifies the lower rate.

— Tyler Horst, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
The measure specifies how that fire-agency funding would be divided, based on the proportion of full-time fire engines each agency operated as of November 2025.

— Haley Parsley October 12, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026

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As the footprint expands across major creative capitals, both founders remain adamantly protective of the core intimacy that defines their mission.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
Public signals guide questions, internal evidence tests assumptions, and a road map defines what execution requires.

— James Fratzke, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

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