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
Crystallized ginger, chews, and lozenges can be helpful, but tend to be high in sugar.
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Kathleen Ferraro, Verywell Health, 22 Oct. 2025
The weekly program offers free nicotine patches, gum, and lozenges for participants (while supplies last).
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
Across the country, bespoke ketamine clinics offer shots and lozenges to treat a wide variety of mental-health conditions, including anxiety and PTSD; some focus on IV drips at doses high enough that maintaining a conversation is not feasible.
—Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2025
Originally developed for fishermen braving harsh conditions, these extra-strength lozenges are designed to tackle even the toughest coughs and sore throats.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
Tangy aromas of orange peel, strudel, lemon zest and cherry lozenges.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
The rule aims to force the nearly 12% of Americans still using combustible tobacco products to switch to less dangerous alternatives, like vaping electronic cigarettes or using nicotine lozenges, or quit altogether while ending rates of youth starting to smoke traditional cigarettes.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2025
This household-name candy brand started all the way back in the 1860s, when a man named Daniel Chase developed a way to press food dye letters into candy lozenges.
—Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 13 Jan. 2025
The proposal, which could come as soon as Monday, is not expected to include tobacco products like e-cigarettes or nicotine replacement patches and lozenges.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
Kathleen Ferraro, Verywell Health, 22 Oct. 2025
The weekly program offers free nicotine patches, gum, and lozenges for participants (while supplies last).
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
Across the country, bespoke ketamine clinics offer shots and lozenges to treat a wide variety of mental-health conditions, including anxiety and PTSD; some focus on IV drips at doses high enough that maintaining a conversation is not feasible.
—Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2025
Originally developed for fishermen braving harsh conditions, these extra-strength lozenges are designed to tackle even the toughest coughs and sore throats.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
Tangy aromas of orange peel, strudel, lemon zest and cherry lozenges.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
The rule aims to force the nearly 12% of Americans still using combustible tobacco products to switch to less dangerous alternatives, like vaping electronic cigarettes or using nicotine lozenges, or quit altogether while ending rates of youth starting to smoke traditional cigarettes.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2025
This household-name candy brand started all the way back in the 1860s, when a man named Daniel Chase developed a way to press food dye letters into candy lozenges.
—Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 13 Jan. 2025
The proposal, which could come as soon as Monday, is not expected to include tobacco products like e-cigarettes or nicotine replacement patches and lozenges.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lozenges
Noun
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According to the indictment, the fentanyl pills distributed by the defendants caused the deaths of three 19-year-olds, including Leandro De Niro-Rodriguez and Akira Stein, who was the daughter of Chris Stein, co-founder of Blondie.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
30 Oct. 2025
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Sophia Haley Marks, 20, was previously charged in 2023 after allegedly directly selling De Niro Rodriguez counterfeit oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Ascend Laboratories of New Jersey recalled certain bottles of Atorvastatin Calcium tablets, a generic version of Lipitor, sold nationwide.—
Amber Brenza,
Health,
24 Oct. 2025
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Participating locations will collect tablets, capsules, patches and other forms of prescription drugs, officials said.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Lozenges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lozenges. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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