Thesaurus results for POTION

potion

noun

Definition of potion

as in drug

a drink that is meant to have a special or magical effect on someone a potion that is supposed to improve health The hero in the play is given a magic potion so that he will fall in love with the princess. medical potions sleeping potions

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Recent Examples of potion The situational hitting — the magic potion for any offense — has been elusive. — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 11 June 2026 Cindy mimics Moore's character in Scary Movie 6 by taking a serum to reverse her aging, but — just like in The Substance — the potion is far from simple and unleashes a myriad of consequences. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026 And the marketplace tried to sell us car-shining potions, mirror defoggers and kitchen slicers and dicers. — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 8 June 2026 The ants use a magic potion to shrink him down, forcing him to live—and survive—as one of them. — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 5 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for potion

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Noun

Costs are rising due to hospital and doctor bills, and prescription drug spending is higher, in part, due to the popularity of GLP-1 anti-obesity drugs and specialty drugs to treat medical conditions such as cancer.

— Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 8 July 2026
Agents try to determine how long the drugs have been in the water and check their sources to see if anyone was expecting a delivery in that time range, the sheriff said.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026

Definition of drug

Noun

Maintenance inhalers are either long-acting airway dilators or anti-inflammatory medications like steroids that patients should take daily.

— Alexandra Frost, USA Today, 5 July 2026
Though effective medication exists, the issue is persistent in areas with a lack of easy access to testing, treatment and clean water so people don't rely on local bodies of water for drinking and bathing.

— William McCarthy, NPR, 4 July 2026

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The crafty 10th-seeded Czech, whose slices and volleys are perfectly suited to Wimbledon’s low-bouncing surface, carries a medicine cabinet’s worth of remedies to prove that the All England Club’s famous lawns can be a real irritant.

— Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
These are discrete allegations of lawbreaking, and any remedy must match their magnitude.

— David B Mcgarry, Oc Register, 8 July 2026

Definition of remedy

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Napolitano cautioned that the SAT is no cure for the preparedness gap faculty describe.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Placer Mosquito District officials encouraged residents to take preventative measures to protect themselves from mosquito bites, citing the lack of an effective cure to remedy the disease and its potentially serious symptoms.

— Reeti Malhotra July 8, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026

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On Friday morning, the cafe and tonic bar in the Manhattan Beach Erewhon was bustling with customers ordering smoothies, coffees and breakfast.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
One of my favorite places is Golden Bay, on the island’s northwest coast, where the sandy beach, dramatic cliffs and peaceful early mornings are the perfect tonic to recharge one’s batteries.

— Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of tonic

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While there, Hilton alleged that she was beaten, placed in solitary confinement for up to 20 hours, and given unknown pills.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2026
Over that period, affiliates dispensed about 25% fewer packs of birth control pills and conducted about 20% fewer breast cancer exams than the previous year.

— Geoff Mulvihill, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

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