: a mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine)
Examples of potion in a Sentence
He drank the fatal potion.
The hero in the play is given a magic potion so that he will fall in love with the princess.
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Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025
This pink potion is juicy, sweet, and vibrant with its energizing mix of passionfruit, wild strawberry, peony blossoms, and orange flower.
—Mary Honkus, Glamour, 8 Apr. 2025
Along with Lithgow, the cast may include Paapa Essiedu, who is reportedly a top contender to play potions professor Severus Snape.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 12 Feb. 2025
In the swelling worshiping milieu, the transactional nature of politics is washed away in a hot potion of religious fervor.
—John Scott Lewinski, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Potion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/potion. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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potion
noun
po·tion
ˈpō-shən 
: a mixed drink (as of liquor) or dose (as of medicine)
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