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a substance that is used to kill harmful bacteria and to cure infections
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Recent Examples of antibiotic
Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 21 Feb. 2025
Late Tuesday, the Vatican said a chest CT scan showed the onset of bilateral pneumonia on top of asthmatic bronchitis, which is being treated with cortisone and antibiotics.
—Nicole Winfield, arkansasonline.com, 20 Feb. 2025
Shannon Heupel, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
To prevent complications, prompt tick removal and antibiotic treatment are essential.
—Jennifer Welsh Published, Verywell Health, 3 Feb. 2025
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Noun
These could include antibiotics for ear infections or vestibular rehabilitation therapy with a physical therapist.
—Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 21 Feb. 2025
Late Tuesday, the Vatican said a chest CT scan showed the onset of bilateral pneumonia on top of asthmatic bronchitis, which is being treated with cortisone and antibiotics.
—Nicole Winfield, arkansasonline.com, 20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
The costs includes surgery, anesthesia, pain medications, antibiotic and a follow-up visit.
—Shannon Heupel, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
To prevent complications, prompt tick removal and antibiotic treatment are essential.
—Jennifer Welsh Published, Verywell Health, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for antibiotic
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Manzano didn’t have a prescription for the drug, Fitzmorris said.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
26 Feb. 2025
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Still, much of that reliance – in particular, on China and India – is for generic medicines, Ricks pointed out, noting that Lilly doesn’t make those drugs.—
Meg Tirrell,
CNN,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Meanwhile, shortages of antibacterial materials can increase the risk of sepsis, pneumonia, and meningitis among newborns, Maram Al Shurafa, an aid worker for the NGO, Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) in Gaza, told CNN.—
Ibrahim Dahman,
CNN,
28 Jan. 2025
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Combination of medication and sulfur that reduces inflammation and has antibacterial properties 2.—
Carrie Madormo, RN, MPH,
Verywell Health,
27 Jan. 2025
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The natural formula uses Chuan-xiong that is known to calm, Safflower that soothes and reduces inflammation and Asarum that is used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat aches and pains.—
Angelina Villa-Clarke,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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These days, she’s come to the realization that her community needs to turn to a different sort of medicine.—
Catherine E. Shoichet,
CNN,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Among filmmakers, it was seen as a potentially destructive maneuver—the silver left on the negative could damage it over time.—
Stephania Taladrid,
The New Yorker,
27 Feb. 2025
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The horrendously destructive and deadly Los Angeles wildfires erupted in January just as Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s historic and very controversial overhaul of how insurers calculate premiums was taking effect.—
Dan Walters,
The Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2025
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Tamiflu, an antiviral for the flu, is often only prescribed after a positive test, but the medication works best when taken within a couple of days of symptom onset.—
Stephanie Anderson Witmer,
Health,
28 Feb. 2025
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Most people taking antidepressants will not experience withdrawal symptoms when quitting the medications, experts said.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Linda Anderson keys in a code and steps out of a room at Mercy Anderson Hospital as an ultraviolet germicidal robot kicks on, lights up and kills sneaky germs that might’ve been skipped over with other disinfecting routines.—
Terry DeMio,
The Enquirer,
28 Aug. 2020
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Some products sold now that claim to be germicidal are actually the wrong wavelength, says Andrea Armani, a chemical engineering and materials scientist at the University of Southern California.—
Jeanne Erdmann,
Discover Magazine,
3 Aug. 2020
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The tinted cheek serum comes in two shades: Watermelon Flush, a soft peachy-pink, and Berry Flush, a warm berry-plum.—
Celia Shatzman,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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These serums usually contain probiotics, vitamins, natural oils, proteins, and other nutrients.9 9.—
Marisa Garshick,
Verywell Health,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Turmoil continues in Haiti The Obama administration granted TPS to Haiti in 2010, after a devastating magnitude 7.1 earthquake destroyed the Haitian capital.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
22 Feb. 2025
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Bass cited Crowley’s response to last month’s devastating wildfires in the Pacific Palisades and Altadena neighborhoods that destroyed thousands of homes and killed 29 people.—
Ethan Millman,
Rolling Stone,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Antibiotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antibiotic. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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