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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
Patients will also be able to pay as low as $162 – an 80% reduction to the current price – for prescription ointment Eucrisa, which is used to treat mild-to-moderate eczema.
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Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
A lot of pharmaceutical companies have created nonsteroidal options over the years, but these tend to be ointments and pretty greasy ones at that.
—Megan McIntyre, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
There’s a fly in Powell’s ointment, however.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
Topical Anti-Itch Treatments Over-the-counter ointments and creams contain hydrocortisone, witch hazel, or a numbing medicine.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
A lot of pharmaceutical companies have created nonsteroidal options over the years, but these tend to be ointments and pretty greasy ones at that.
—Megan McIntyre, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
There’s a fly in Powell’s ointment, however.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
Topical Anti-Itch Treatments Over-the-counter ointments and creams contain hydrocortisone, witch hazel, or a numbing medicine.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ointment
Noun
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Allen has previously spoken about his two-year stint behind bars after pleading guilty to drug trafficking charges in his 20s.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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There is a drug in the same class that was less effective at treating obesity that was approved in 2014.—
Yuki Noguchi,
NPR,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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An in-house line of lotions and potions?—
Chadner Navarro,
Vogue,
30 Oct. 2025
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Let the potion steep in a sunny area for about an hour, and then use a cloth to apply the mixture to each doorstep/entrance of your home.—
Cori Sears,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Even over-the-counter basics, like children’s Tylenol or chewable Pepto-Bismol, can be surprisingly hard to find abroad, especially in countries where pharmacies stock different formulations or ban certain medications altogether.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Oct. 2025
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Earlier in the clip, Van Ness detailed his decision to begin using a GLP-1 medication.—
Daniel S. Levine,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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And even then, the discriminatory remedy must be tailored to that conduct.—
Andrew Quinio,
Oc Register,
29 Oct. 2025
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Most healthcare providers recommend stopping all supplements (including vitamins, herbs, and homeopathic remedies) at least 10–14 days before your procedure.—
Ayesha Gulzar,
Verywell Health,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Examples include guns, knives, razors, cords or other items used for tying or binding, or pills (prescription and non-prescription).—
Dr. Theresa T. Nguyen,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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Then the same soothing voice that advises you to see a doctor for a prescription cautions the medication might also lead you to develop symptoms of myelosuppression, psoriatic arthritis and abdominal swelling.—
Scott Simon,
NPR,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Ernst Haeckel had never been entirely convinced that medicine was his calling.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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The Festival, which is the magazine’s signature event, was held in New York City and brought together leading voices in literature, film, comedy, television, politics, and medicine.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Plus, their fabric and fill are less likely to accrue that ever-darkening yellowish stain that tired goose down pillows acquire over time, thanks to sweat, oils, lotion residues, etc.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
24 Oct. 2025
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Because Teddy believes that the woman sitting before him, freshly shorn and covered in pasty white lotion, is not of this Earth.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 2025
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The story of Aileen Wuornos—who murdered seven men between 1989 and 1990 and was executed by lethal injection in 2002—has long been a fixture of culture, fictionalized on TV and dramatized for film, with Charlize Theron playing the serial killer in an Oscar-winning role.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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Wuornos was executed by lethal injection on October 10, 2002, per a New York TImes obituary.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Ointment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ointment. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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