as in pill
a small mass containing medicine to be taken orally
take one of these lozenges for your cold
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Recent Examples of lozenge
The study found that nicotine pouches were associated with a 150% greater risk of serious medical effects and were twice as likely to lead to hospitalization than other smokeless nicotine products swallowed by children, like gums, lozenges, e-liquids, tablets and powders.
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Jeffrey Kopp, CNN Money, 14 July 2025
Researchers also found that nicotine pouches were more likely to be associated with serious medical issues or hospital admissions than other nicotine product formulations, such as gum, lozenges, liquids, and powder.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 15 July 2025
The tradition of keeping candy in the desk nearest to the busiest entrance in the chamber began in 1965 when then Sen. George Murphy, R-California, kept lozenges to help soothe his throat following surgery and shared them with members across the aisle, according to the Senate.
—James Powel, USA Today, 30 June 2025
Hers is a bewitching world in which nephrite jade cacti rings vie for space with anodized aluminum pot plant earrings, and punchy lozenges of blue chalcedony and faceted smoky quartz.
—Kate Matthams, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
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Jeffrey Kopp, CNN Money, 14 July 2025
Researchers also found that nicotine pouches were more likely to be associated with serious medical issues or hospital admissions than other nicotine product formulations, such as gum, lozenges, liquids, and powder.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 15 July 2025
The tradition of keeping candy in the desk nearest to the busiest entrance in the chamber began in 1965 when then Sen. George Murphy, R-California, kept lozenges to help soothe his throat following surgery and shared them with members across the aisle, according to the Senate.
—James Powel, USA Today, 30 June 2025
Hers is a bewitching world in which nephrite jade cacti rings vie for space with anodized aluminum pot plant earrings, and punchy lozenges of blue chalcedony and faceted smoky quartz.
—Kate Matthams, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lozenge
Noun
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Accepting a wage that is significantly less than what a peer might make at a big tech firm is a bitter ego pill to swallow although the market clearing wage now for their skill level is only $75,000 at a mainstream firm.—
Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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Losing the division again would be a tough pill to swallow.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Aug. 2025
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Wireless screen share to quickly cast from your phone or tablet.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
22 Aug. 2025
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For millennia, whether with scrolls and tablets or books and PDFs, the core mission of libraries to democratize and supply information has endured.—
Maria Papadouris,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Lozenge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lozenge. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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