as in sedative
something (as a drug) that relieves pain
the doctor prescribed an analgesic and rest for my injured knee
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Recent Examples of analgesic
Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2025
In the study, a team of researchers led by the neuroscientists Francis Lee at Weill Cornell Medicine and Anjali Rajadhyaksha at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University blocked the rewarding properties of opioids in mice while preserving the drugs’ analgesic effects.
—Richard A. Friedman, The Atlantic, 29 Nov. 2024
Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 29 Apr. 2025
In lab research, one potential concern is performing live dissections, once known as vivisection, without anesthetics or analgesics.
—Bob Fischer, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Studies have shown that cannabinoids, including THC and CBD, may have powerful analgesic effects, which have led to growing interest in their use for chronic pain management, especially in patients who do not respond to traditional painkillers.
—Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2025
In the study, a team of researchers led by the neuroscientists Francis Lee at Weill Cornell Medicine and Anjali Rajadhyaksha at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University blocked the rewarding properties of opioids in mice while preserving the drugs’ analgesic effects.
—Richard A. Friedman, The Atlantic, 29 Nov. 2024
Adjective
Treatment Is a Possible Way to Avoid or Delay Knee Replacement
While there is no cure for osteoarthritis, people can ease symptoms with medications, including analgesics, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (aspirin, ibuprofen), and corticosteroids.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 29 Apr. 2025
In lab research, one potential concern is performing live dissections, once known as vivisection, without anesthetics or analgesics.
—Bob Fischer, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for analgesic
Noun
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Kelson has learned to live in peace surrounded by violence, and chooses to subdue the infected with sedatives rather than slay them.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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Sometimes, passengers combine sedatives with alcohol on a long flight, which can easily turn into an in-flight incident meriting an emergency landing and an arrest.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
17 June 2025
Adjective
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The newspaper, citing unnamed sources, said that Musk had sparked concerns about his alleged regular use of multiple drugs, including anesthetic ketamine, ecstasy and psychedelic mushrooms.—
Marni Rose McFall
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 June 2025
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The first step in both cases is getting your scrotum numbed by applying a topical anesthetic ointment or cream.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
Noun
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That includes Donna’s to alcohol, Mikey’s to painkillers, Carmy’s to a self-flagellating notion of perfection and, perhaps, the modern TV audience’s to cortisol.—
Mary McNamara,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
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The medical examiner’s report found a mix of the prescription painkiller oxycodone and an unregulated drug, called bromazolam, in Miller’s system.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
18 June 2025
Adjective
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Officers deployed Narcan, a nasal spray commonly used to reverse the impacts of an opiate overdose, to those who were exposed, Waters said.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2025
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The second time was in 2019, when he was also charged with the possession of opiate, opium, narcotic, or certain stimulants.—
Zuri Primos,
Kansas City Star,
20 June 2025
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She was charged for intentionally distributing a drug called Tranq — a mix of Fentanyl and the animal tranquilizer Xylazine.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
7 July 2025
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The drug, which is commonly used as a tranquilizer for large animals in veterinary medicine, causes extreme sedation, slow breathing and skin ulcers when ingested by humans.—
Molly Gibbs,
Sacbee.com,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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And while Barstool’s controversial founder, Dave Portnoy, who also became a character in the contract drama, offers a few anodyne words of praise for Cooper in the doc, Franklyn is only glimpsed in archival footage.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
10 June 2025
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Alison Ellwood’s Boy George & Culture Club is a solid example of this anodyne trend.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2025
Adjective
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The aquarium has been a pioneer from the start, unveiling the world’s first living kelp forest exhibit and debuting large-scale displays of jellyfish—hypnotic creatures that pulse rhythmically through the glowing blue waters.—
Brittany Anas,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Even so, as Jerry delivers his hokum, Offerman invests it with a hypnotic clarity, a sense that Jerry is trying to create a rational and just world — to create salvation — out of the irrational.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
10 July 2025
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“Analgesic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/analgesic. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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