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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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Finally, these regulators will need to develop substantive performance standards and metrics to fairly regulate different facets of these new technologies and to prescribe appropriate remedies that lead to meaningful accountability.

— Michael Posner, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
It's become a world of quick and easy solutions for life's puzzling issues; seemingly solving them in 45 seconds or using household remedies.

— John Shumway, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

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Four people, including a man serving time for murder, have been arrested and accused of smuggling drugs and other contraband into the Pulaski County jail, a news release from the county sheriff's office says.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Aug. 2026
Follow-up testing found that the street drugs contained high levels of N-methylclonazepam, a benzodiazepine that operates similarly to Xanax or Valium.

— Scott Maucione, NPR, 8 Aug. 2026

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Recently, the company partnered with CVS Health to expand access to GLP-1 medications, boosting its direct-to-consumer weight management program.

— Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, the process involves hormone medications to stimulate egg development, monitoring through bloodwork and ultrasounds and an outpatient egg-retrieval procedure.

— Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 10 Aug. 2026

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