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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
The chronic condition can cause irritation but flare-ups can be managed through diet, as well as ointments or creams.
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Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 9 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
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Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 9 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ointment
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In the three months since the Pentagon deployed warships and aircraft in a campaign that the White House said was aimed at drug traffickers from Venezuela, the bolivar has depreciated around 70% against the US dollar, according to data from the central bank, hemorrhaging one point every day.—
Stefano Pozzebon,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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The poet Rodolfo becomes recovering drug addict Roger, an HIV-positive rock musician whose girlfriend has died.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Nov. 2025
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Montespan’s rivals accused her of ensnaring the king using the dark art of potions.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
7 Nov. 2025
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An in-house line of lotions and potions?—
Chadner Navarro,
Vogue,
30 Oct. 2025
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For years, millions of Americans have been priced out of these medications.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
7 Nov. 2025
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The link between hypertension and decline in brain health requires further investigation, specifically the impact of blood-pressure-lowering medications on brain function.—
Colleen Doherty,
Verywell Health,
6 Nov. 2025
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Considering these outcomes, what seems like a speedy remedy can actually create conditions for longer-term problems—both in relation to the environment and the home itself.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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The company said a recall remedy is imminent but, until then, owners should park away from structures and refrain from charging vehicles because of fire risks.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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In nine of the 10 states, at least 15% of the population have GLP-1 prescriptions, according to insurance claims data.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Their prescription for Democrats included a plea to stop focusing on identity politics, to infuse the party with young blood and to talk about affordability issues affecting Americans.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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If, as Kingsnorth claims, gender-affirming medicine is an assault on human nature and the human body, then so, too, are pacemakers and prosthetic limbs, or Botox and condoms, for that matter.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
11 Nov. 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,
10 Nov. 2025
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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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Adame was previously convicted of involuntary manslaughter in 2024 for giving an ultimately fatal silicone butt injection to 26-year-old Karissa Rajpaul in 2019, according to the LA Times.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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Even better, the pellets can be processed using standard injection-moulding machines — the same ones manufacturers already use for polystyrene test housings.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Ointment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ointment. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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