Thesaurus results for INJECTION

injection

noun

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as in pill

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Recent Examples of injection Orion was now approaching its closest point to our planet, roughly 100 miles (160 km) above the surface, ahead of the crucial translunar injection (TLI) burn that would send the astronauts moonward. — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 22 Oct. 2026 In addition, her arms were left swollen, blistered and bruised from the lethal injection drugs. — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026 Semafor reported in September that Paramount was considering seeking an equity injection from Musk. — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026 The financial injection comes as the company looks to cut costs. — Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for injection

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Noun

Lilly shares have already surged 15% from their mid-September low, fueled by continued enthusiasm for the drugmaker’s blockbuster weight-loss treatments like injectable Zepbound and daily pill Foundayo.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026
The use of estrogen in birth control pills or hormone therapy, cancer, pregnancy and inherited clotting disorders also predispose an otherwise healthy person to develop blood clots.

— Ali Ataya, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of pill

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Billionaire Mark Cuban has spent the last five years trying to make generic drugs like chemotherapy and antifungal ointment cheaper for Americans.

— Jason Mast, STAT, 21 Oct. 2026
The standard treatment is a prescription ultrapotent corticosteroid ointment, commonly clobetasol.

— Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of ointment

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The capsule will then maneuver itself into an orbit with an altitude of about 345 miles (555 km).

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Set Active also started introducing exclusive and city-specific capsule collections at the two new locations available only in person.

— Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of capsule

Noun

This lotion from L’Oréal combines all four into one multitasking day lotion that protects and corrects.

— Christa Joanna Lee, Glamour, 23 Oct. 2026
After that came fluffy soft white towels, a good hand soap, lotion, mouthwash and cleaning up after those manscaping sessions all ended up as her green flags.

— Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of lotion

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So what explains this phenomenon where profits keep falling and the market cap remains in the stratosphere?

— Shawn Tully, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
But considering the age of the position-player core, the scrutiny owner Mark Walter is under, and MLB owners’ insistence on a salary cap in their early collective bargaining agreement proposals, was the Dodgers’ dynasty over?

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of cap

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The Boise State defense also produced a turnover-on-downs in the final minutes, batting away several shots at the end zone to hold the Cougars to 10 points.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 25 Oct. 2026
Just in the fist six minutes of Saturday’s contest, Adebayo put up four shots.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of shot

Noun

Against the backdrop of seemingly endless violence, artists banded together and dabbled in soul, disco, and jazz as a salve to their suffering.

— Shy Clara Thompson, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026
The blower was created by an aerospace company after its engineers realized their expertise in quiet jet propulsion could be a salve to suburbia.

— Richard Eisenberg, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

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