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antibiotics

NOUN

medicine

Synonyms

STRONGEST

penicillin

STRONG

amoxicillin ampicillin erythromycin streptomycin sulfonamide tetracycline

WEAK

sulfa drug wonder drug

Example Sentences

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Legionnaires is treatable with antibiotics, but early treatment improves the odds of recovery.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

The best way to stop the disease spreading is to give antibiotics to people who may have come into contact with it.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

The CDC advises that consulting a doctor before taking anti-diarrhea medicine or antibiotics.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Developing new antibiotics is expensive and slow, so identifying promising compounds from natural sources is an important step forward.

From Science Daily • Apr. 21, 2026

I eye the empty IV pole warily, knowing my first of many rounds of antibiotics over the next month is exactly an hour and nine minutes away.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott