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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Being able to closely, continuously monitor a wound and prescribe an antibiotic at the earliest sign of infection is an obvious and important interest.
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New Atlas, 9 Apr. 2025
Between 2020 and 2023, roughly 17% of obese youth and almost 27% of obese adults with type 1 diabetes were prescribed GLP-1s, according to the new study.
—Julia Ries, Health, 9 Apr. 2025
For years afterward, he was prescribed various painkillers.
—Henry Larweh, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2025
He was prescribed painkillers as a teenager for a series of sports injuries.
—Henry Larweh, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2025
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New Atlas, 9 Apr. 2025
Between 2020 and 2023, roughly 17% of obese youth and almost 27% of obese adults with type 1 diabetes were prescribed GLP-1s, according to the new study.
—Julia Ries, Health, 9 Apr. 2025
For years afterward, he was prescribed various painkillers.
—Henry Larweh, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2025
He was prescribed painkillers as a teenager for a series of sports injuries.
—Henry Larweh, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Prescribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prescribe. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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