Thesaurus results for INJECTIONS

injections

noun

plural of injection

as in pills

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Recent Examples of injections The potential serious risks of NAD+ injections include infections at the injection site, nerve damage, and unpredictable side effects such as nausea, rapid heartbeat, chills and vomiting, federal regulators say. — Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026 The pill may be preferable for people who dislike injections, but it must be taken very precisely on an empty stomach each morning; the injection has fewer timing rules. — Sean Hashmi, EverydayHealth.com, 16 Jan. 2026

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The agency had helped fund academic research that later formed the basis for two Gilead HIV pills, Truvada and Descovy.

— Ed Silverman, STAT, 13 July 2026
The participants underwent a battery of physical exams, and then were put on personalized protocols, prescribed by doctors, before receiving their first pills and injections.

— Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 13 July 2026

Definition of pills

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Touchscreen displays are standard for smartphones and tablets, but many computer manufacturers have started incorporating them into their laptop designs.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 15 July 2026
Over the centuries, new technologies — like television and tablets — have eased the burdens of caregiving or helped keep children occupied.

— Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 14 July 2026

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Officers searched Clarke's car and found several large bags of clear capsules containing a green powdery substance, according to a police report.

— Jake Rosenwasser, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Its leaves, which contain two major psychoactive ingredients called mitragynine and 7-hydroxymytragynine (7-OH), can be brewed in teas, smoked or used as gel capsules.

— Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026

Definition of capsules

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As co-creator (with series director Jeff Schaffer, a Curb and Seinfeld alum) and star, David casts himself as the fly in many historical ointments.

— Judy Berman, Time, 24 June 2026
Hydrocortisone creams or ointments may help short-term inflammation or itching, but people shouldn’t use topical steroids for more than two weeks at a time because these drugs can make the skin thinner and lead to inflammation.

— Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 29 Apr. 2026

Definition of ointments

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Raynaud attempted only two shots and didn’t make either one while committing five turnovers in nine scoreless minutes.

— Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
One of the best things about this episode’s edit is the sharp contrast between the players’ breathless race up and down the line of rooms and shots of the more relaxed atmosphere in any room that isn’t actively in use.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 July 2026

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Their body care kit gets to the root of smooth skin with a trio of products including a pre-sluff bar that rids it of lotions and oils, a washable textured mitt that sloughs off dead cells and a eucalyptus-scented body lotion that loads it with hydration while making your bathroom smell like a spa.

— Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
Best lotions for tattoos This body lotion soothes the itchiness and irritation from a new tattoo.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026

Definition of lotions

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