pills
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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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
Last fall, legislators in Sacramento expanded those protections by allowing pills to be mailed without either the doctor or the patient’s name attached.
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026
None of this diminishes the importance of the pills, which have thus far been rolled out only in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Groups like Plan C and Aid Access have also made it their mission to get pills to women in need.
From Slate • May 5, 2026
I couldn’t bend over a drinking fountain and take medication that way; I either choked or accidentally spit my pills all over the basin.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
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