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a smooth substance that is rubbed on the skin to help heal a wound or to reduce pain or discomfort
You should put some ointment on that cut.
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Recent Examples of ointment
Your tattoo artist should cover your tattoo with ointment and a clean bandage and give you aftercare instructions to support healing.
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Brendan Camp, Verywell Health, 28 June 2025
Some resort to using a combination of topical ointments and creams to try to control the dry skin and itching that characterize the condition.
—New Atlas, 24 June 2025
The Hello Kitty backpack usually contains things players might need, such as ibuprofen, wet wipes and ointments to relieve sore muscles.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2025
James said that Combs also kept his toiletry bag stocked with around 40 different products, including ointments and Just For Men hair and beard dye.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2025
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Brendan Camp, Verywell Health, 28 June 2025
Some resort to using a combination of topical ointments and creams to try to control the dry skin and itching that characterize the condition.
—New Atlas, 24 June 2025
The Hello Kitty backpack usually contains things players might need, such as ibuprofen, wet wipes and ointments to relieve sore muscles.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2025
James said that Combs also kept his toiletry bag stocked with around 40 different products, including ointments and Just For Men hair and beard dye.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ointment
Noun
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Canada rebukes this, saying only tiny amounts of the drug are smuggled into the United States over their common border.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Aug. 2025
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The drug only prevents sweating in the injection area.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Eventually Adina pledges her love for Nemorino, but not due to any potion.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
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But the fact that Shakespeare wrote about love potions, sleeping potions, and other fanciful elixirs isn’t conclusive evidence.—
Sam Kelly
July 8,
Literary Hub,
8 July 2025
Noun
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Pain control: Give your loved one their pain medications as prescribed, and call their doctor if the pain seems uncontrolled.—
Carrie Madormo,
Health,
3 Aug. 2025
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Besides pain medications to relieve symptoms as well as antibiotics to treat infections, hydroxyurea—a bone marrow suppressive agent that decreases red blood cell production—can be used to reduce the frequency of painful episodes.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Refund and remedy processes typically require proof of disposal.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 July 2025
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While his diagnosis of overfull streets is correct, his remedy of higher parking requirements is akin to the patient demanding surgical expansion of his stomach to address his obesity.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
28 July 2025
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Inside the vehicle, which was registered in Tamura’s name, officers found a rifle case, additional ammunition, a loaded revolver, a backpack, and prescription medication.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
29 July 2025
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That would mean prescribing regimens like the one in POINTER and getting insurance companies to cover those prescriptions.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
28 July 2025
Noun
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The Deeper Question Oregon’s SB 951, by reinforcing the corporate practice of medicine doctrine, establishes regulatory guardrails to protect the patient-physician trust, potentially curbing excesses while sparking broader debates about the limits of state oversight in complex systems.—
Richard Menger MD MPA,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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The array of meditative healing rituals and energy sessions, such as a medicine wheel ceremony, aura photography, past life regression session, hypnosis, and reiki, takes full advantage of local Sedona experts in these areas.—
Devorah Lev-Tov,
Travel + Leisure,
26 July 2025
Noun
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This solid oak dressing table maximizes storage space with two side compartments and spacious drawers to organize your lipsticks, lotions, and creams.—
Elissa Suh,
Architectural Digest,
24 July 2025
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Most allergic reactions can be treated with Benadryl, calamine lotion, and anti-itch creams.—
Sarah Y. Wu,
Glamour,
7 July 2025
Noun
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For its lethal injection, Florida uses a combination of a sedative, a paralytic and a drug that stops the heart, the outlet reported, citing the state Department of Corrections.—
Lesley Cosme Torres,
People.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Edward Zakrzewski, 60, was pronounced dead at 6:12 p.m. at Florida State Prison near Starke after a three-drug injection, which consists of a sedative, a paralytic and a drug that stops the heart, according to the state Department of Corrections.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Ointment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ointment. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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