prescribed
Americanadjective
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dictated or indicated as a rule or course of action to be followed.
To limit your definition of art to certain prescribed forms is to cut yourself off from the bulk of human existence.
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Medicine/Medical. (of a medicine, treatment, etc.) recommended or ordered by a qualified practitioner.
Test results for legal or prescribed drugs are returned in about two minutes.
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That contrast gave researchers a rare opportunity to measure how previous prescribed burns affected giant sequoia survival during extreme wildfires.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026
The findings provide strong evidence that prescribed burning can help protect sequoia groves by reducing the amount of fuel available when a major wildfire arrives.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026
Instead, Dr Chiappetta has prescribed him a GLP-1 weight-loss injection to reduce his appetite and help him lose enough weight for the operation.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
On the witness stand in 2010, the Virginian-Pilot reported, Truelove said he gained 100 pounds in two months after doctors prescribed psychotropic medications.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
The makers of these dictionaries were Prescriptivists: they prescribed correct usage.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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