antistress

Definition of antistressnext

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Adjective
  • Initially, the authors found maternal antidepressant use during pregnancy was linked with a 35% higher risk of ADHD and a 69% higher risk of autism without intellectual disabilities.
    Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
  • The majority of antidepressant prescriptions in the United States are written not by psychiatrists but by primary care physicians — clinicians who manage large numbers of patients, short visits, and limited psychiatric training.
    Jonathan Slater, STAT, 13 May 2026
Adjective
  • The classic pisco sour is unmissable, as is the island cocktail made with pisco, eucalyptus syrup, and wild murta, a local antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and analgesic berry used by indigenous communities in traditional medicine and food.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Epibatidine intrigued researchers for decades and was once highly sought after as a potential analgesic many times more powerful than morphine.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 15 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Right before his death, Jackson had been given the powerful anesthetic propofol by his personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray.
    Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2026
  • The album’s ideal love is anesthetic, a script for surviving daily chaos and tragedy that doesn’t require reciprocation.
    Daniel Felsenthal, Pitchfork, 7 Apr. 2026
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“Antistress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antistress. Accessed 24 May. 2026.

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