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liniments

noun

plural of liniment

as in ointments

a liquid that is rubbed on your skin to relieve pain or stiffness in your muscles

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Waad was treated at the hospital, but the family can no longer afford the medication ointments necessary to help her heal.

— Diaa Ostaz, ABC News, 24 July 2026
The retreat also builds in plenty of time for rest and provides rehydration salts as well as ointments for ostomy care.

— Katie Camero, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 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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Where would musical theater be without gleaming little prop vials of potions?

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 11 July 2026
Along the way, visitors can cast spells with a digital wand, brew potions, pot a mandrake, test their Quidditch skills and explore iconic settings like the Great Hall, Hogwarts classrooms, Hagrid's Hut and the Forbidden Forest.

— Justin Adams, CBS News, 26 June 2026

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Once entered, creditors may pursue a range of remedies that vary by jurisdiction, including liens, garnishments, turnover orders and, in many states, charging orders against partnership or LLC interests.

— Caroline Farah Lembck, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
The data-sharing measure broadly echoes remedies ordered in the US search antitrust case, where Google was instructed to share valuable search information with rivals that could help boost their ability to compete.

— Robert Hart, The Verge, 16 July 2026

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That would be news to Big Pharma, which has invested billions developing wildly popular obesity drugs, not to mention the decades of public-health campaigns devoted to diet, exercise and weight loss.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026
Still, for patients and healthcare providers alike, easing access to obesity drugs is a welcome move, particularly in light of the fact that statutory rules written in 2006 have long precluded Medicare from covering weight-loss medications.

— Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

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In March, BioNTech announced that Sahin and his cofounder and wife Özlem Türeci, the company’s chief medical officer, would depart the company to lead a new biotech focused on developing mRNA medicines.

— Andrew Joseph, STAT, 3 Aug. 2026
The only comparable case in the last three years involved Los Nogales, a restaurant in Meeker, which allegedly dispensed antibiotics and non-narcotic cough medicines.

— Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of medicines

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The cost of daily life in Lake Stevens, Washington – fuel, groceries, medications and children’s formula – has added up.

— Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
The defense has their own expert witnesses set to testify, setting up the two sides to present conflicting arguments over Lindsay Clancy’s mental state, her medications, and postpartum psychosis.

— Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 3 Aug. 2026

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