PHYSICS Synonyms: 87 Similar and Opposite Words

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plural of physic

as in drugs

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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present tense third-person singular of physic

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That asymmetry is the reason the two categories are diverging into different industries with different physics, different buyers and different definitions of success. —

Ashutosh Saxena, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 Race-car drivers compete against opponents while simultaneously battling physics, speed, exhaustion and the possibility of catastrophe. —

Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2026 To further test their system, the researchers ran what’s known as a Bell test, which analyzes a quantum system for any hints it might be affected by classical physics. —

Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 27 May 2026 Quantum field theory — a central aspect of modern physics, which has long struggled with its foundations — makes use of very sophisticated algebra and category theory, Scholze noted. —

Konstantin Kakaes, Quanta Magazine, 20 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for physics

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The drugs brought on psychotic episodes that were destructive, and when his son was about 20, the family made the difficult decision to ask Sean to leave the house.

— Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 20 June 2026
Correctional Health Services, which administers addiction treatment programs in the jails, said more efforts are needed to prevent drugs from getting into the facilities.

— Gavin J. Quinton, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026