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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 an attempt to ease the spread, rescuers have applied pounds of zinc ointment onto the animal.
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Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Timmy is also suffering from a bad skin condition, related to the Baltic Sea’s low salt content, and rescuers have applied kilos (pounds) of zinc ointment.
—ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
Accepted medications that can be disposed of at the event include tablets, capsules and other solid forms of prescription drugs, patches, vaping devices and cartridges with lithium batteries removed, prescription ointments, pet medications and vitamins.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Though edible, it's intended for topical use as an ointment, gel, or wound dressing.
—Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 17 Apr. 2026
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Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Timmy is also suffering from a bad skin condition, related to the Baltic Sea’s low salt content, and rescuers have applied kilos (pounds) of zinc ointment.
—ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
Accepted medications that can be disposed of at the event include tablets, capsules and other solid forms of prescription drugs, patches, vaping devices and cartridges with lithium batteries removed, prescription ointments, pet medications and vitamins.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Though edible, it's intended for topical use as an ointment, gel, or wound dressing.
—Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ointment
Noun
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But its primary association in the public consciousness since the nineteen-eighties is with the criminal underworld, particularly the drug cartels.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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The new shelter will allow residents to bring pets, which most shelters prohibit, offer a drug and alcohol treatment program and mental health services and assign those admitted a caseworker who will help connect them with professional development programs.—
Michael Cuglietta,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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What a process of lotions, potions, all sorts of serums, creams and oils, and some techy stuff like an ultrasound peel and cold oxygen bursts.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Apr. 2026
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In Greek mythology, the goddess Panacea carried a potion that could heal any disease.—
Ariana Eunjung Cha,
Washington Post,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Belarusian human rights group Viasna said he repeatedly was denied essential medications and refused contact with his wife and children.—
Claudia Ciobanu,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Instead, many factors, such as lack of sleep, stress, adverse life events, mental health and medications can lead to food noise.—
Alora Bopray,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Clark’s wise remedy is to strip her fiction of most of those facts, reducing the local references so that the narrative shifts away from singular autobiography toward singular emblem.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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But civil penalties were removed from the law two decades ago, leaving federal regulators with fewer effective remedies to enforce the law or sanction bad actors.—
Quil Lawrence,
NPR,
4 May 2026
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Lift the sparkly transparent toilet-seat lid implanted with syringes and prescription pills.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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These include copies of your IDs, insurance documents (medical, home, and auto), family contacts, medical details, and prescriptions.—
Louise Parks,
Martha Stewart,
1 May 2026
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Confidence in every major institution — government, media, medicine, education — collapsed simultaneously.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
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As prices rise and jobs disappear, people across Iran say essentials like food and medicine are becoming out of reach.—
Charbel Mallo,
CNN Money,
3 May 2026
Noun
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Hand soap, dish soap and hand lotion are also available.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 May 2026
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This two-in-one Dove cream pulls double duty as a moisturizing lotion and a serum that’s packed with niacinamide, vitamin C, pro-retintol, and shea butter to minimize the appearance of dark spots, even your complexion, smoothen texture, and brighten the skin.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
3 May 2026
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In 2015, Key Biscayne commissioned a study to look at using shallow injection wells as a cheaper alternative to rebuilding the island’s drainage system.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
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Blue Origin New Glenn mission on payload Blue Ring’s first mission with initial injection into Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO), with additional services performed in Geostationary Orbit (GEO).—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Ointment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ointment. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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