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
Jahan Marcu, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
The draft guidance could shape clinical trial designs, labeling considerations and FDA review expectations for future prescription non-opioid analgesics seeking approval for chronic pain indications, potentially influencing investment and development priorities in the pharmaceutical industry.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2025
The draft, titled Development of Non-Opioid Analgesics for Chronic Pain, outlines steps to creating and seeking alternative chronic pain treatments amid the opioid epidemic, specifically the development of non-opioid analgesic products.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
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Noun
He was driven by the ambition to design the most potent narcotic analgesic possible.
—Jahan Marcu, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
The draft guidance could shape clinical trial designs, labeling considerations and FDA review expectations for future prescription non-opioid analgesics seeking approval for chronic pain indications, potentially influencing investment and development priorities in the pharmaceutical industry.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Even in the analgesic study, where traditional scales often failed or even showed misleading results (for example, participants reporting more pain after receiving an analgesic), the monetary measures correctly and significantly detected differences.
—New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2025
The draft, titled Development of Non-Opioid Analgesics for Chronic Pain, outlines steps to creating and seeking alternative chronic pain treatments amid the opioid epidemic, specifically the development of non-opioid analgesic products.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for analgesic
Noun
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All Florida executions are carried out via lethal injection using a sedative, a paralytic and a drug that stops the heart, according to the Department of Corrections.—
CBS Miami Team,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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All Florida executions are carried out by injecting a sedative, a paralytic and a drug that stops the heart, according to the Department of Corrections.—
DAVID FISCHER,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The singer's 2009 death was officially attributed to the legal anesthetic propofol.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
18 Mar. 2026
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The American Veterinary Dental College, American Animal Hospital Association and American Animal Hospital Association all support anesthetic pet dentistry as opposed to anesthesia-free pet dental cleanings, also called nonaesthetic dentistry.—
Jen Reeder,
Forbes.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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According to court records, a powerful animal tranquilizer known as BAM — a combination of butorphanol, azaperone and medetomidine — was found in her bone marrow.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
21 Mar. 2026
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Those selling the drugs are replacing them with a less lethal, but very strong tranquilizer, called medetomidine, which results in severe withdrawal symptoms.—
Andy Sheehan,
CBS News,
23 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Naloxone, the active drug in Narcan, is only effective on opioids and not on stimulants like cocaine, which would suggest the substance Dick used was adulterated with an opiate such as fentanyl.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Of those, 38,514 were associated with fentanyl, a synthetic opiate, a 34% decrease from the year prior, according to the report.—
Kyle Werner,
Des Moines Register,
9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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It’s meant to be like soda — kind of empty pop calories — to lull you into the seemingly anodyne sounds of the Saja Boys.—
Charlie Harding,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2026
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Still, there are moments in this mostly anodyne recap when Liza — who turns 80 on March 12 and has fought a litany of health problems — lets loose.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The melodic closer had the huge crowd energized and swaying along, as the nearly 50-foot stage, fully adorned in LED lights, beamed hypnotic celestial imagery in neon blue.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Mar. 2026
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Eric Magnuson’s fair gripe in The Atlantic last week pointed me to this hypnotic novella from one of our best fever dreamers.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The drink is known for its mild euphoria and depressant effects.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Analgesic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/analgesic. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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