Thesaurus results for POTIONS

potions

noun

plural of potion

as in drugs

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 Add in a tray for late-night potions—or perhaps just a cozy cup of tea. — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 9 Mar. 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 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 And the marketplace tried to sell us car-shining potions, mirror defoggers and kitchen slicers and dicers. — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 8 June 2026 Magic potions get involved — not to mention a surfeit of whimsy — but the actor does his best to ground the cutesiness in something real. — Tim Grierson, Vulture, 7 Mar. 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 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

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Noun

In fact, the organizers have expressly banned alcohol and drugs from the event – and the attendees wouldn’t have it any other way.

— Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
According to the affidavit, Butler denied feeling ill or consuming alcohol or drugs before the crash.

— Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026

Definition of drugs

Noun

The astounding results delivered by Daraxonrasib, and likely by a new crop of medications now in development pipelines of pharma companies that work in a similar fashion, suddenly provide a significant opportunity to act.

— Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2026
In response to safety concerns, several medications have been removed from the list eligible for refills, including a drug for irregular heartbeats.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2026

Definition of medications

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In a March letter to the state, 11 board members called for the program to be halted, citing the risks of automatically renewing medicines that can have side effects or drug interactions.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2026
Vertex focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of medicines for serious diseases.

— Justina Lee,Alex Harring, CNBC, 6 July 2026

Definition of medicines

Noun

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
To maintain eligibility, these systems must successfully execute complex calculations tied to specific physical sciences, focusing heavily on plasma physics, high-energy physics, materials science, and molecular chemistry.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 24 June 2026

Definition of physics

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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.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2026
The device's stainless steel blades make quick work of lint, fuzz, and pills on everything from clothing to upholstery while its two speeds and three shaving heights help tackle heavier jobs.

— Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 July 2026

Definition of pills

Noun

The covered medications include drugmaker Eli Lilly’s Foundayo tablets and Zepbound KwikPens and Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy injections and tablets, all of which have been FDA-approved for weight loss, according to the report.

— Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
The covered medications include drugmaker Eli Lilly’s Foundayo tablets and Zepbound KwikPens and Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy injections and tablets.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026

Definition of tablets

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