Thesaurus results for POTIONS

potions

noun

plural of potion

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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 potions Where would musical theater be without gleaming little prop vials of potions? — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 11 July 2026 Along the way, visitors can cast spells with a digital wand, brew potions, pot a mandrake, test their Quidditch skills and explore iconic settings like the Great Hall, Hogwarts classrooms, Hagrid's Hut and the Forbidden Forest. — Justin Adams, CBS News, 26 June 2026 It's filled with witchy icons that every spell-caster has to have in their home—broomsticks, spell books, potions, and more. — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 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 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 Images of Essiedu’s Snape already appear to capture the potions professor’s foreboding presence, but this casting has triggered a racist backlash online. — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026 Related Stories Essiedu is set to play potions master Snape — one of Potter’s nemeses — in the upcoming streaming adaptation, a role previously played by Alan Rickman. — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 21 Mar. 2026 Add in a tray for late-night potions—or perhaps just a cozy cup of tea. — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 9 Mar. 2026

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From premium pet food to medical care Whether GLP-1 drugs eventually become commonplace in veterinary medicine remains uncertain.

— Elsa Ohlen,Carolin Roth, CNBC, 18 July 2026
The Fort Worth Police Department arrested three men on narcotics charges after seizing a large amount of drugs from their homes, police said.

— Mary Ella Hastings July 17, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 July 2026

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Researchers are already exploring approaches such as lowering doses, taking medicines less frequently (like monthly or quarterly), or switching from injections to pills.

— Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 11 July 2026
Last month, France’s medicines regulator fined Novo Nordisk approximately $2 million and Eli Lilly $127,000 over direct-to-consumer obesity awareness campaigns.

— Max Moser, STAT, 9 July 2026

Definition of medicines

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The green light doesn’t require any divestitures, behavioral remedies or concessions.

— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 13 July 2026
Several inexpensive chemical and natural DIY remedies can remove clothes moths; try all of them before seeking professional help.

— Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2026

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Although the work focuses on fundamental physics, the implications could extend much further.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
Colliding protons at record-setting energies of almost 14 trillion electron volts (TeV), the LHC became the world’s most powerful collider and redrew the map of experimental particle physics.

— Florencia Canelli, Scientific American, 1 July 2026

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The agency had helped fund academic research that later formed the basis for two Gilead HIV pills, Truvada and Descovy.

— Ed Silverman, STAT, 13 July 2026
The participants underwent a battery of physical exams, and then were put on personalized protocols, prescribed by doctors, before receiving their first pills and injections.

— Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 13 July 2026

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Touchscreen displays are standard for smartphones and tablets, but many computer manufacturers have started incorporating them into their laptop designs.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 15 July 2026
Over the centuries, new technologies — like television and tablets — have eased the burdens of caregiving or helped keep children occupied.

— Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 14 July 2026

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