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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

Close contacts of those affected are being offered antibiotics but there are currently no plans for a local emergency meningitis vaccination programme, unlike in Kent.

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

This suggests it could be developed into an alternative antimicrobial that works differently from existing antibiotics.

From Science Daily • Apr. 21, 2026

I think the antibiotics are all synthetic these days.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx