as in ointments
a liquid that is rubbed on your skin to relieve pain or stiffness in your muscles
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for liniments
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Current treatments range from antidepressants to topical ointments.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Oct. 2025 -
The chronic condition can cause irritation but flare-ups can be managed through diet, as well as ointments or creams.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
9 Oct. 2025
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Instead of voodoo shops and witches potions, there was free family-friendly events and merchanside proceeds being given to local scholarships.—
Sam Woodward,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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Disney Villains have broken out of the Halloween season and moved into more permanent homes at Disney theme parks, where their poison apples and magic potions promise to turn happily ever after into a nightmare fantastic on a year-round basis.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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This design style is inspired by old-fashioned apothecary shops, where herbs and minerals were mixed and sold as remedies hundreds of years ago.—
Kylie Petty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Oct. 2025
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Tea tree oil may help with mild skin symptoms, but more severe cases may require medical care instead of natural remedies.—
Heidi Cope,
Health,
27 Oct. 2025
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The buildup in forces comes after a series of additional strikes against vessels the administration claims are carrying drugs.—
Emily Goodin,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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Some drugs come in a powder or liquid form or can be crushed and mixed into applesauce.—
Amber J. Tresca,
Verywell Health,
24 Oct. 2025
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Pharmaceuticals and critical medical supplies are now the president’s next targets for tariffs, threatening access to health care and life-saving medicines and equipment for millions of Americans and health care workers.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
21 Oct. 2025
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Some medicines change how your body keeps or gets rid of these minerals.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
20 Oct. 2025
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Eating these foods raw can irritate the stomach and interact with medications.—
Kathleen Ferraro,
Verywell Health,
24 Oct. 2025
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Fear and stigma Montgomery says the goal is to identify medications for survivors that can reach into sanctuary sites and root out any hidden virus.—
NPR,
NPR,
24 Oct. 2025
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So today, pharmaceuticals correspondent Sydney Lupkin guest hosts the show to talk about the causes of hair loss, and how to figure out which treatments might be best for you.—
Rebecca Ramirez,
NPR,
27 Oct. 2025
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And companies are averse to sharing their records, especially corporations in the business of selling weapons, fossil fuels, and pharmaceuticals.—
Clifton Crais,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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The whole field was turning into an ideological battleground between proponents of experimental physics, which became known as Deutsche Physik, and theoretical physics, labeled Jüdische Physik.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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Chinese Nobel Prize-winning physicist Chen Ning Yang, one of the most influential scientists in modern physics, died at 103.—
Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Liniments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liniments. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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