PHYSICS Synonyms: 87 Similar and Opposite Words

physics 1 of 2

noun

Definition of physics

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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Recent Examples of physics

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Any experienced bicyclist or experienced motorcyclist understands the risks, dangers and physics involved in traveling on two wheels at 20 mph or faster. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026 Robot hands range from fully articulated five-finger designs to simple pincer grippers, and tactile sensors can rely on fundamentally different physics, from measuring changes in resistance to recording images of a soft gel pad deforming. — IEEE Spectrum, 10 Sep. 2026 For readers who understood music better than theoretical physics, Sessions simplified Einstein’s thinking without oversimplifying it. — Liz Guthridge, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026 Their results recently published in the journal Physical Review Letters signal a major breakthrough in quantum physics—one that indicates a primordial quark-gluon plasma soup is actually possible with lighter ingredients. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for physics

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Researchers have documented similar practices across the industry, even for injectable weight-loss drugs that typically require a physical exam and other precautions before beginning treatment.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
Landmark legislation designed to alert consumers to where their drugs were made is headed for a full Senate vote, but safety experts say the transparency bill has been stripped of two of its most critical provisions.

— Naisha Roy, ProPublica, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of drugs

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Caffeine can also interact with certain medications, including L-thyroxine, some anti-anxiety medications, and heart medications, making individual medical advice important.

— Marie Bladt, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2026
In clinical studies of people taking the medications for obesity, fat mass generally accounts for more of the lost weight than lean mass, Campbell pointed out.

— Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of medications

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Its pelvic health track folds Kegels into broader physical therapy for pelvic pain, bladder leakage and bowel control — a whole-body frame that treats the pelvic floor as one system among several rather than an isolated target.

— Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
That distinction matters because higher education often treats graduate enrollment marketing as an extension of undergraduate admissions.

— Brian Hartnack, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of treats

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The Justice Department and FCC have approved the transaction without asking for any concessions or remedies — an unusually hands-off approach for such a large horizontal merger.

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026
Such remedies would face long odds in Congress and statehouses, but scholars believe there are few other avenues to turn down the temperature in the partisan redistricting fights.

— Matt Brown, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of remedies

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At the family estate, Sybylla, who nurses inchoate hopes of becoming a writer, is to be remade into a suitable wife.

— Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2026
Ultimately, Etna’s closest bond is with the itinerant medic Hong who nurses his emaciated, shrapnel-scarred body.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of nurses

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Mounting debt Iran now manufactures more than 97% of its medicines by volume, Mehdi Pirsalehi, head of the country’s Food and Drug Organization, said in February.

— Leila Gharagozlou, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
These medicines work by delivering radioactive isotopes directly to cancer cells.

— Allison DeAngelis, STAT, 20 Sep. 2026

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