as in medicine
a substance or preparation used to treat disease
the museum has an exhibit on some of the strange physics that were once used to cure disease
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for physic
Noun
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Jade is a plant and a stone, with connotations of balance and healing and wellness in Eastern medicine.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
15 Feb. 2026 -
Kara Rood, a maternal fetal medicine physician at the Ohio State University who isn't contributing to the trial, feels similarly encouraged by the early results.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The government also stopped collecting and reporting crucial survey findings on transgender students — data that have shown higher rates of depression, drug use, bullying and other problems.—
Mike Stobbe,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Beer that turned green − possibly a chemical reaction with the drugs Dominque Pelicot had been slipping into her drinks and food to render her unconscious for the rapes.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Guthrie was last seen on January 31 and is believed to have been abducted from her secluded home without her phone or critical medications.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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There has been no proof of life provided for the 84-year-old, and family has expressed concern about her health because she was kidnapped without her medication.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Thursday’s move reflects lawmakers’ significant interest in how foreign allies treat American companies.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Feb. 2026
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Lovely was arrested in connection with the stabbing and is also being treated at Atrium Hospital.—
Matthew Cupelli,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The bill also gives the legal right to anyone who is harmed by such material to seek a remedy and bring an action against the entity that distributed the material.—
Mohamed Suliman,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2026
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In particular, the Justice Department is pressing for stiffer remedies in a verdict against Google over an alleged advertising monopoly.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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There are treatments but no cure, the neurologist will tell you.—
Elizabeth Bruenig,
The Atlantic,
12 Feb. 2026
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Maybe the speed of the infection had something to do with the efficacy of the cure?—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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This is a fast-track nursing degree program for individuals who hold a bachelor’s degree in a field other than nursing.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
3 Feb. 2026
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Women dominate among American stars, including alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin, snowboarder Chloe Kim and downhill skier Lindsay Vonn, making a comeback at 41 and nursing a knee injury but still hopeful to compete.—
Greg Cote
February 1,
Miami Herald,
1 Feb. 2026
Verb
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In his counterclaims against Stalcup, the former analyst accused of stealing and doctoring documents alleges the 2023 capital calls used misleading statements to get people to pitch in.—
Paul Flahive,
Austin American Statesman,
16 Feb. 2026
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The participants were then shown the images again, except this time the pictures had been slightly doctored using AI.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Physic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/physic. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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