The nurse carefully counted the pills.

Meaning: This means the nurse was paying attention and making sure to get the correct number of pills to give to the patient.

Choice of Words: Carefully means doing something in a cautious and attentive manner, paying close attention to detail. Counted means determining the number of items in a set or group by adding them up one by one. Pills are small, solid doses of medication taken orally.

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