as in ointment
a liquid that is rubbed on your skin to relieve pain or stiffness in your muscles
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Recent Examples of liniment
Bright, medium-deep yellow; aromas of gooseberry, pear, liniment, and hints of grapefruit and lime.
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Tom Hyland, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
From tea towels, hats, and keychains to mugs, snacks, and horse liniment, there’s a little something for everyone.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 30 Apr. 2024
In his encyclopedic Naturalis Historia, the Roman naturalist Pliny the Elder suggests that urine might be used as a cure for gout or scorpion stings, or, when kneaded with ashes, a liniment for the bite of a mad dog.
—Justin Beal, Harper's Magazine, 14 Dec. 2022
The only constant was the way people put on their stickers: all of them with such tenderness as if rubbing liniment into the injustice.
—Steve Hartman, CBS News, 30 Oct. 2020
Elixir bottles can be exchanged for wellness liniments of equal or lesser value.
—Evan Waite, The New Yorker, 19 May 2020
With the patent medicine business in its prime, elixirs and liniments promised relief from every complaint under the sun.
—Lloyd Minor, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2019
Pheeranut and Tapanat, who had driven separately from Bangkok, waited in a trainer’s room that smelled of liniment.
—Shashank Bengalistaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2019
Other terpenes such as pinene, linalool, limonene and the sesquiterpene, beta-caryophyllene are pain relievers, especially when applied directly to the skin as a liniment.
—James David Adams, Discover Magazine, 25 Mar. 2019
Tom Hyland, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
From tea towels, hats, and keychains to mugs, snacks, and horse liniment, there’s a little something for everyone.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 30 Apr. 2024
In his encyclopedic Naturalis Historia, the Roman naturalist Pliny the Elder suggests that urine might be used as a cure for gout or scorpion stings, or, when kneaded with ashes, a liniment for the bite of a mad dog.
—Justin Beal, Harper's Magazine, 14 Dec. 2022
The only constant was the way people put on their stickers: all of them with such tenderness as if rubbing liniment into the injustice.
—Steve Hartman, CBS News, 30 Oct. 2020
Elixir bottles can be exchanged for wellness liniments of equal or lesser value.
—Evan Waite, The New Yorker, 19 May 2020
With the patent medicine business in its prime, elixirs and liniments promised relief from every complaint under the sun.
—Lloyd Minor, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2019
Pheeranut and Tapanat, who had driven separately from Bangkok, waited in a trainer’s room that smelled of liniment.
—Shashank Bengalistaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2019
Other terpenes such as pinene, linalool, limonene and the sesquiterpene, beta-caryophyllene are pain relievers, especially when applied directly to the skin as a liniment.
—James David Adams, Discover Magazine, 25 Mar. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for liniment
Noun
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Some families are also rejecting the eye ointment.—
Duaa Eldeib,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
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Some families are also rejecting the eye ointment.—
Lee Hutchinson,
ArsTechnica,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Hand soap, dish soap and hand lotion are also available.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 May 2026
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This two-in-one Dove cream pulls double duty as a moisturizing lotion and a serum that’s packed with niacinamide, vitamin C, pro-retintol, and shea butter to minimize the appearance of dark spots, even your complexion, smoothen texture, and brighten the skin.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
3 May 2026
Noun
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To wit: the Body Botany pairs steamed herbal poultices with deep myofascial massage, and the Valley Ritual takes over a private suite with a soaking tub, couples shower, botanical scrub, and a glass of something from the farm.—
Jordi Lippe-McGraw,
Robb Report,
9 Apr. 2026
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My whole body felt softer and stronger after a Pinda Sweda Kizi massage with warm herbal poultices by Abhi, a sweet-natured practitioner from Kerala, the home of Ayurveda.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Bane was a salve for a Magic team that, despite returning to Orlando with the series tied 1-1, had struggled to hit its open and wide-open 3s early in the series and much of the season.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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The expectations, the hope is so high for that prescription to be the salve for their ills.—
Torie Bosch,
STAT,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The hijacking of humanitarian aid convoys by Hamas and armed gangs prevented the civilian population from receiving food and medicines.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2026
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Today the United States leads the world in biopharmaceutical innovation, with American companies driving 55% of global R&D and producing more new medicines than any other country.—
Joaquin Duato,
Fortune,
9 May 2026
Noun
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Clark’s wise remedy is to strip her fiction of most of those facts, reducing the local references so that the narrative shifts away from singular autobiography toward singular emblem.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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But civil penalties were removed from the law two decades ago, leaving federal regulators with fewer effective remedies to enforce the law or sanction bad actors.—
Quil Lawrence,
NPR,
4 May 2026
Noun
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In the movie, Streep's Madeline Ashton and Hawn's Helen Sharp both take a potion that promises eternal youth.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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What a process of lotions, potions, all sorts of serums, creams and oils, and some techy stuff like an ultrasound peel and cold oxygen bursts.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But its primary association in the public consciousness since the nineteen-eighties is with the criminal underworld, particularly the drug cartels.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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The new shelter will allow residents to bring pets, which most shelters prohibit, offer a drug and alcohol treatment program and mental health services and assign those admitted a caseworker who will help connect them with professional development programs.—
Michael Cuglietta,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Liniment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liniment. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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