lozenges

noun

plural of lozenge
as in pills
a small mass containing medicine to be taken orally take one of these lozenges for your cold

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Recent Examples of lozenges From ayahuasca circles and mail-order ketamine lozenges to off-label peptide injections, IV drips and longevity treatments, there’s a seemingly infinite number of ways to look and feel better that people will swear by in this town. — Shelby Hartman, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026 According to Plasencia's plea agreement, the former physician admitted to distributing 20 vials of ketamine, ketamine lozenges and syringes to Perry and the actor's personal assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, between September 30, 2023, and October 12, 2023. — Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026 Still others would like to chuck lozenges at phlegmy strangers. — Sloane Crosley, New Yorker, 8 June 2026 Unlike nicotine lozenges, which are approved for smoking cessation, nicotine pouches are not. — Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 12 May 2026 Most of them are nicotine replacement products, such as gums, lozenges and patches. — 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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  1. pills
  2. tablets
Noun
  • The agency had helped fund academic research that later formed the basis for two Gilead HIV pills, Truvada and Descovy.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 13 July 2026
  • The participants underwent a battery of physical exams, and then were put on personalized protocols, prescribed by doctors, before receiving their first pills and injections.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
Definition of pills
Noun
  • The whole memory industry is experiencing soaring prices due to the AI crunch, which means there's also a shortage for traditional memory needed for phones, tablets, PCs, cars, medical devices and other products.
    — Kif Leswing,Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 9 July 2026
  • Wild Orchard is beginning to roll out additional ways to consume its green tea, including single-serve shots and concentrated tablets–all different vessels to retrieve these hyper-intensive health benefits with utmost efficiency.
    — Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of tablets

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