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Recent Examples of lozenge For extra strength, search for analgesic throat lozenges, which contain additional pain-fighting ingredients like menthol or benzocaine. Jenna Anderson, Health, 26 June 2025 Siegel added that sucking on lozenges, gargling, staying hydrated and numbing the throat can all help to soothe symptoms. Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2025 Some cancer patients with intractable pain use a fentanyl patch or fentanyl lozenge, for example. Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 5 June 2025 Ways of treating xerostomia including stopping or reducing whatever may be inhibiting saliva production, using lozenges like ones that contain sorbitol or taking medication that stimulate saliva production like cevimeline and pilocarpine. Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for lozenge
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Noun
  • In 2024, the DEA seized more than 60 million counterfeit pills and nearly 8,000 pounds of fentanyl powder nationwide — enough to deliver more than 380 million lethal doses.
    Mark Michalek, Denver Post, 28 June 2025
  • She was arrested on May 4, 2023, when authorities searched her residence and vehicle, reportedly finding about 390 grams of crystal meth and unspecified quantities of crack cocaine, LSD and prescription pills, according to officials.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • The boy had no choice but to sweep the tablets toward himself and then push them, two by two, into his outstretched palm.
    Karan Mahajan, New Yorker, 3 July 2025
  • Powering the tablet is the Kirin T92A a 7nm, octa-core silicon self-developed by Huawei.
    Ben Sin, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025

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“Lozenge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lozenge. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

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