prescribe
verb (used with object)
to lay down, in writing or otherwise, as a rule or a course of action to be followed; appoint, ordain, or enjoin.
are prescribing
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present progressiveof prescribe.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Doctors who are prescribing GLP-1s to children under 12 say the all-but-certain health problems that occur with severe obesity might outweigh their worries about potential unknown long-term effects of the drugs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Demand is up for several reasons; more doctors are prescribing the transdermal bioidentical estradiol, and the manufacturing process for patches is more labor-intensive and time-consuming than making pills.
From MarketWatch ● May 12, 2026
Many doctors who are prescribing this are not well-trained in obesity medicine or in nutrition.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2025
The first NHS treatment for it was announced earlier this year, but not all health boards in Wales are prescribing it yet.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2024
Philanthropic principle, we say, which the Voltaires and Sages of that Epoch are prescribing as one's duty and one's glory: "O ye Kings, why won't you do good to mankind, then?"
From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 21 by Thomas Carlyle
