pills
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Patients who had signed off on the two-drug treatment but whose pills hadn’t yet reached the post office had to be recontacted to consent to receiving misoprostol alone and reeducated on how to use it.
From Slate • May 18, 2026
It already has laws that prohibit the dispensation of abortion pills.
From Slate • May 15, 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
And in the past decade, the agency had relaxed earlier restrictions, including a requirement that pregnant women visit a doctor’s office to obtain the pills.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
I gagged down a sandwich and some pills at my locker, then headed for the library, the safe haven of freaks, geeks and small-town prophets.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
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