Thesaurus results for INJECTION

injection

noun

Definition of injection

as in pill

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Recent Examples of injection Lilly is also developing a weekly injection that targets the amylin receptor, a pathway involved in appetite and satiety that differs from those targeted by existing treatments. — Annika Kim Constantino,elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026 The weekly injection also had a similar safety profile to daily injections. — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 25 Sep. 2026 He was pronounced dead 14 minutes after the injection was first administered. — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026 Rushing received platelet-rich plasma injection after aggravating the flexor injury a second time while working through a throwing program at the beginning of the month. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for injection

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Hormonal conditions Many women may notice hair loss with changes in hormones such as during pregnancy, menopause or even after starting or stopping birth control pills.

— Lindsey Bever, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2026
This means that while Australia's aid is providing Fiji with plentiful access to medications such as PrEP pills to block HIV infections, getting these drugs to the right people is not straightforward.

— David Cox, NPR, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of pill

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SpaceX launched commander Jessica Watkins and her crew for NASA after a three-week delay to fix their Dragon capsule's leaking fuel system.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
Beyond sneakers, each creator’s capsule includes coordinating apparel and accessories that extend their individual design perspective across the collection.

— Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of capsule

Noun

The 11 Plus has your typical rectangular tablet design with thick black bezels.

— Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 27 Sep. 2026
Viewers can switch cameras, audio streams and perspectives across phones, computers, tablets and VR headsets, effectively becoming their own live-event director.

— Callum McLennan, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of tablet

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Shop the under-$15 lotion, plus more retinol body lotions like the Gold Bond Age Renew Overnight Lotion and the Advanced Clinicals Retinol Overnight Body Lotion.

— Isabel Bekele, InStyle, 28 Sep. 2026
The brand recommends using the lotion after sculpting treatments to enhance results; it can also be used daily on its own.

— Jenny Berg, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of lotion

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Mike Mayo, who leads large-cap bank research at Wells Fargo, says John Waldron gives off the affect of an English Lit professor from the Midwest.

— Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
The lack of spending cap explains how this storage unit (one of several in the Salt Lake-Park City area) wound up looking like a Barneys Warehouse sale.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of cap

Noun

Starship’s first real shot at orbit SpaceX is set to launch Starship on its first genuine orbital attempt as soon as Monday morning, lifting off from Starbase, Texas, with 26 next-generation Starlink V3 satellites aboard.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
Chase DeLauter added a solo home run -- his 15th of the season -- in the third inning and Rocchio added a solo shot -- his 14th of the season -- in the seventh.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of shot

Noun

And in these most troubling of ages, when artificial intelligence threatens our very existence and truth has become a battleground, the star wants to offer a salve, if not salvation.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2026
Iñárritu seems to think that catharsis is a salve, not a solution.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of salve

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