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
Most of them are nicotine replacement products, such as gums, lozenges and patches.
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Will Stone, NPR, 10 Mar. 2026
The chalky sweets trace their roots to 19th-century Boston, where pharmacist Oliver Chase invented a machine in 1847 to press sugar lozenges, which led to the founding of the New England Confectionery Company (NECCO), according to National Geographic.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 14 Feb. 2026
Otherwise, stay hydrated, eat small amounts of food throughout your trip, and suck on hard candies or ginger lozenges for a little digestive help.
—Katie Way, SELF, 19 Dec. 2025
Plasencia administered ketamine to Perry at the actor's home on several occasions and left vials and lozenges with Iwamasa to administer, according to the plea agreement.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2025
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Will Stone, NPR, 10 Mar. 2026
The chalky sweets trace their roots to 19th-century Boston, where pharmacist Oliver Chase invented a machine in 1847 to press sugar lozenges, which led to the founding of the New England Confectionery Company (NECCO), according to National Geographic.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 14 Feb. 2026
Otherwise, stay hydrated, eat small amounts of food throughout your trip, and suck on hard candies or ginger lozenges for a little digestive help.
—Katie Way, SELF, 19 Dec. 2025
Plasencia administered ketamine to Perry at the actor's home on several occasions and left vials and lozenges with Iwamasa to administer, according to the plea agreement.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lozenge
Noun
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Does that mean two pills in one sitting?—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
10 June 2026
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Deputies said Silva Cruz was in possession of a Diazepam pill, methamphetamine, and a glass pipe with methamphetamine residue when she was arrested.—
CBS Miami Team,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
Noun
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The situation gets even worse once Bonnie’s concerned parents try to connect their daughter with friends by buying her a Lilypad, a child-appropriate smart tablet in frog-like casing, voiced with slappably perky self-satisfaction by Greta Lee.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
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When family dinners are interrupted by smartphone dings or kids glued to their tablets, Sada Garibay and other experts noted, some of the benefits of the family dinner can be diminished.—
Elise Haulund,
CNN Money,
16 June 2026
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“Lozenge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lozenge. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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