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View synonyms for orally

orally

[ awr-uh-lee ]

adverb

  1. through or by means of speech; vocally:

    The agreement cannot be changed or terminated orally; all changes must be made in writing.

    First written down millenia ago, the ancient Vedic texts continue to be passed down orally even today.

  2. through or by means of the mouth:

    These medications can either be taken orally or injected under the skin.



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  • non·o·ral·ly adverb
  • post·o·ral·ly adverb
  • sub·o·ral·ly adverb
  • un·o·ral·ly adverb

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For instance, prices for 54 orally administered cancer drugs shot up 40% from 2010 to 2018, averaging $167,904 for one year of treatment, according to a 2019 JAMA study.

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Last year, Part D enrollees’ average out-of-pocket cost for 11 orally administered cancer drugs was $10,470, according to the JAMA study.

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Last year, Part D enrollees’ average out-of-pocket cost for 11 orally administered cancer drugs was $10,470, according to a 2019 JAMA study.

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At one point in the recording, Atsye mentioned that her people’s history and stories have always been passed down orally, and that being able to share them with visitors via audio tour rather than written signs felt special.

They’re considering two approaches, including one that could be delivered orally, and more funds would be needed to pay for human testing, she said.

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He was the first person in the country without a vision disability to pass the bar exam orally.

Manning would likely be prescribed some form of estrogen that would be taken orally, through injection, or by a skin patch.

Nor need the mortgage state that it is thus given; and the fact may be proved orally.

They include all ordinary promises to do things either orally or in writing.

Both kinds of sales may be by deed or sealed contract as well as by parol or orally.

So the next time I see you I shall give you (orally) that "history of a crime," my life.

According to Csar the Druidic philosophy was transmitted orally for the purpose of strengthening the memory.

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