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as in tablet
a small mass containing medicine to be taken orally
you'll have to take one of these pills every six hours for your flu
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as in dog
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
she can be such a pill when things don't go her way
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Recent Examples of pill
Seeing those pills be made and being able to hand them out onstage at Defcon in Las Vegas.
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Jorge Just, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
That would make a loss today, especially if Drew Allar is healthy, a bitter pill for the Nittany Lions to swallow.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
At least 40% don’t know that IUDs are legal, and one-quarter either don’t believe or don’t know that birth control pills are legal in the state, a 2023 survey by the Missouri Foundation for Health found.
—Yasmine Salam, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2024
Greenies Feline Pill Pockets Chicken Cat Treats Cats need to take pills for all types of things.
—Kara McGrath, Allure, 30 Oct. 2024
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Jorge Just, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
That would make a loss today, especially if Drew Allar is healthy, a bitter pill for the Nittany Lions to swallow.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
At least 40% don’t know that IUDs are legal, and one-quarter either don’t believe or don’t know that birth control pills are legal in the state, a 2023 survey by the Missouri Foundation for Health found.
—Yasmine Salam, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2024
Greenies Feline Pill Pockets Chicken Cat Treats Cats need to take pills for all types of things.
—Kara McGrath, Allure, 30 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pill
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OnX gathers that data and builds layers of graphics that show exactly where app users should avoid and displays it on a phone or tablet on the onX Backcountry, onX Offroad, and onX Hunt apps.Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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Not only does the tablet come with a highly protective case, but also ad-free content.Gabriela Vatu, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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Responding officers found the dog, and advised the owner to take the dog in.cleveland, cleveland, 13 Sep. 2023
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Police brought in hundreds of law enforcement personnel with dogs, armored carriers, horses and helicopters that circled overhead.Maryclaire Dale, Marc Levy and Michael Rubinkam, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Sep. 2023
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The capsule also includes cashmere blends for softness.Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
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Limited quantities of the Kith X New Balance Madison Square Garden capsule will be available beginning November 4 at 11 a.m. EST at select Kith shops and on kith.com.Essence, Essence, 4 Nov. 2024
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Jeff Goldblum plays the Wizard of Oz, a lanky charmer who might be a jerk at best and a puppet of fascists at worst.Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 20 Nov. 2024
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Johnson stars as Callum Drift, head of security for St. Nicholas (J.K. Simmons), and the beefy bodyguard is retiring after 540 years on the job because, well, people turn into jerks at Christmas.Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2024
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It Chapter Two is down to clown, again — in a bloody, silly, overwrought sequel Moving down the tension scale to thrillers, Netflix is offloading a few particularly popular titles.Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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An 8-year-old girl fought back against an attacker wearing a clown mask who is accused of assaulting her in her bedroom earlier this month, police said.Louis Casiano, Fox News, 23 Oct. 2024
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The county also confirmed the disease in eight skunks, two raccoons, two foxes and a dog, who also bit a person.Brooke Park, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Oct. 2024
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Goetz also calls out juniper and boxwood foliage for notoriously smelling like cat urine, hawthorn tree flowers for smelling like carrion, and the flashy flowers of crown fritillaria (Fritillaria imperialis) bulbs for mimicking a skunk.Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Oct. 2024
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Imagine trying to slide a book on a table while some joker is pushing down on it.Rhett Allain, WIRED, 20 Sep. 2024
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Read the full Cancer Daily Horoscope Leo (July 23 - August 22) Playing practical joker?USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
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The landscape also included large primates, rodents, snakes, crabs — and even carnivorous marsupials.Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
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His videos often consisted of him handling venomous snakes, showing off crocodiles and taking care of the family’s giraffe.Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Pill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pill. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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