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a smooth substance that is rubbed on the skin to help heal a wound or to reduce pain or discomfort
You should put some ointment on that cut.
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Recent Examples of ointment
In these instances, doctors can prescribe an antibiotic or antifungal cream or oral medication, or a stronger steroid ointment for severe inflammation.
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Erica Sweeney, Time, 16 July 2025
Applying an antibacterial ointment and a clean bandage that won’t stick to the wound.
—Cheryl Vari, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Next time someone burns their finger while cooking, quickly put some diaper rash ointment that contains zinc oxide on the burn.
—Caleb Harris, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
For the most part, standard treatments typically focus on topical ointments that include:
Metronidazole and azelaic acid are first-line topical medications that help reduce redness and inflammation.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 12 June 2025
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Erica Sweeney, Time, 16 July 2025
Applying an antibacterial ointment and a clean bandage that won’t stick to the wound.
—Cheryl Vari, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Next time someone burns their finger while cooking, quickly put some diaper rash ointment that contains zinc oxide on the burn.
—Caleb Harris, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
For the most part, standard treatments typically focus on topical ointments that include:
Metronidazole and azelaic acid are first-line topical medications that help reduce redness and inflammation.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 12 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for ointment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ointment
Noun
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In older adults, the drug can stay in the body for up to 18 hours, resulting in lingering sleepiness, disorientation and increasing risk of falling.—
Asuka Koda,
CNN Money,
1 Aug. 2025
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Once the drugs were administered, Zakrzewski began breathing deeply, surrounded by three prison staffers in dark suits.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Eventually Adina pledges her love for Nemorino, but not due to any potion.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
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But the fact that Shakespeare wrote about love potions, sleeping potions, and other fanciful elixirs isn’t conclusive evidence.—
Sam Kelly
July 8,
Literary Hub,
8 July 2025
Noun
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Pain control: Give your loved one their pain medications as prescribed, and call their doctor if the pain seems uncontrolled.—
Carrie Madormo,
Health,
3 Aug. 2025
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Marder found that most medications used to treat depression try to rebalance neurotransmitters in the brain, and about one in three people with depression face resistance to traditional treatment.—
Olivia Cyrus,
Sacbee.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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All of these responses misdiagnose the order’s deepest illness and thus prescribe the wrong remedy.—
STACIE E. GODDARD,
Foreign Affairs,
28 July 2025
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While his diagnosis of overfull streets is correct, his remedy of higher parking requirements is akin to the patient demanding surgical expansion of his stomach to address his obesity.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
28 July 2025
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Still, people who take prescription doses of lithium — which were much higher than the doses used in the new study — can sometimes develop thyroid or kidney toxicity.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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The amount of the monthly bill may change, such as when there’s a new prescription or the plan’s deductible is met.—
Diane Omdahl,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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By the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s, some areas of medicine, such as psychiatry, would face increasing criticism, including from social movements representing women and LGBT people.—
Time,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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When Alec Flynn was in college, the comedian began using standup as a form of medicine to help with depression.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
6 Aug. 2025
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Apply ointment or lotion: Two to three times per day, apply an ointment or moisturizing lotion that's water-based or formulated with glycerin.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
7 Aug. 2025
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Simple to use, just press the shell to get lotion from the snail's mouth.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Edward Zakrzewski, 60, was pronounced dead at 6:12 p.m. at Florida State Prison near Starke after a three-drug injection, which consists of a sedative, a paralytic and a drug that stops the heart, according to the state Department of Corrections.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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For its lethal injection, Florida uses a combination of a sedative, a paralytic and a drug that stops the heart, the outlet reported, citing the state Department of Corrections.—
Lesley Cosme Torres,
People.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Ointment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ointment. Accessed 14 Aug. 2025.
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