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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
Let’s let there still be the fly in the ointment there.
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Max Gao, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
Hydrocortisone creams or ointments may help short-term inflammation or itching, but people shouldn’t use topical steroids for more than two weeks at a time because these drugs can make the skin thinner and lead to inflammation.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 29 Apr. 2026
This medication can be taken as a patch, spray, ointment, or under-the-tongue (sublingual) tablet.
—Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 22 Apr. 2026
In an attempt to ease the spread, rescuers have applied pounds of zinc ointment onto the animal.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
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Max Gao, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
Hydrocortisone creams or ointments may help short-term inflammation or itching, but people shouldn’t use topical steroids for more than two weeks at a time because these drugs can make the skin thinner and lead to inflammation.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 29 Apr. 2026
This medication can be taken as a patch, spray, ointment, or under-the-tongue (sublingual) tablet.
—Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 22 Apr. 2026
In an attempt to ease the spread, rescuers have applied pounds of zinc ointment onto the animal.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ointment
Noun
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New studies are fueling optimism about the drugs’ potential role in prevention and treatment — especially in breast, colon and lung cancer.—
Ariana Eunjung Cha,
Washington Post,
3 June 2026
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The personalized mRNA cancer therapy, called intismeran autogene, combined with the cancer immunotherapy drug KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab), is a collaboration between Merck and Moderna.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
Noun
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At her callback, Aikens read the scene where, potion in hand, Juliet wrestles with the prospect of death.—
Juan A. Ramírez,
Vogue,
20 May 2026
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In the movie, Streep's Madeline Ashton and Hawn's Helen Sharp both take a potion that promises eternal youth.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
Noun
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The semaglutide medication slows the digestive system, and combined with reduced appetite and lower fluid intake, that can leave users feeling backed up for weeks at a time.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
2 June 2026
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The flat-rate medication pricing, dietitian access and live video visits offer more clinical structure than many telehealth competitors at a comparable price point.—
Jay Sparks,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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In a loss, OpenAI could face pressure to implement remedies like age-gating free ChatGPT accounts to protect kids, shutting down conversations that discuss violence and suicide, and removing features that the state says deceptively make ChatGPT feel like talking to a human.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
1 June 2026
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Stories like Martinez’s are fueling interest in HBOT as a treatment for long COVID, a broad constellation of symptoms, including brain fog and debilitating fatigue that affects millions of people worldwide and has no clear remedy.—
Clarissa Brincat,
Scientific American,
1 June 2026
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But not all telehealth companies are adequately evaluating patients before writing prescriptions, said Marc-Andre Cornier, an endocrinologist at the Medical University of South Carolina and the immediate past president of The Obesity Society.—
Maia Rosenfeld,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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Developing an emotional quotient, communicating succinctly, and staying in the office have all been themes of Dimon’s prescription for future career success.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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Elio and his friend work on a service project in a rural community, while Celi learns traditional medicine.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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Recovered patients describe experience Baraka Bulambulu, one of those who recovered, told the Associated Press on Sunday that community members feared contracting an unknown illness from them, keeping their distance while delivering food and medicine.—
Justin Kabumba,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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Well’s retinol body lotion for a few days now.—
Sophie Wirt,
InStyle,
29 May 2026
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The 2025 Best of Beauty Award winner has a blend of vanilla cream, cashmere, and sandalwood that would be right at home in a perfume bottle (and is, in fact, available in a hair and body mist format, as well as a body wash, lotion, and deodorant).—
Eden Stuart,
Allure,
29 May 2026
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For decades, energy companies have disposed of that briny fluid by shooting it back underground using high-pressure injection wells.—
Katie Campbell,
ProPublica,
2 June 2026
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Although the financial terms of the deal between the two companies were not disclosed, it’s believed to be a cash injection north of €15 million.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
2 June 2026
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“Ointment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ointment. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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