as in sedative
something (as a drug) that relieves pain
after her oral surgery, she was given a prescription for a mild painkiller
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Recent Examples of painkiller
To be specific, Woods in 2017 was found to have a mix of Xanex, Vicodin, Ambien, the harsh Dilaudid painkiller, and THC in his system.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026
The medication schedule was pretty straightforward; everything had been crossed off but the painkiller.
—Caleb Crain, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
This is unlike most drugs manufactured in India, such as painkillers and antibiotics.
—Priyanka Salve,elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2026
Antibiotics and painkillers brought temporary relief, but the symptoms kept returning over the following years.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026
The medication schedule was pretty straightforward; everything had been crossed off but the painkiller.
—Caleb Crain, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
This is unlike most drugs manufactured in India, such as painkillers and antibiotics.
—Priyanka Salve,elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2026
Antibiotics and painkillers brought temporary relief, but the symptoms kept returning over the following years.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for painkiller
Noun
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The wrecked car was overturned with the nude model sleeping inside—playing dead with help from a mild sedative.—
Serena Turner,
Vanity Fair,
30 Mar. 2026
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Curry was injected with an unknown substance, likely a sedative, by EMS.—
Deborah Laverty,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Here's what to know about the medication, a powerful painkiller that belongs to a group of medicines called opioid analgesics.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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Turmeric may have effects similar to those of analgesics, medicines used to relieve pain.—
Lana Barhum,
Verywell Health,
25 Feb. 2026
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In Ohio, the recent trend among people who use fentanyl is to find pills spiked with an animal tranquilizer that causes severe addiction, said Beckman, of the Hamilton County Quick Response Team.—
Kaitlin Coward,
Boston Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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According to court records, a powerful animal tranquilizer known as BAM — a combination of butorphanol, azaperone and medetomidine — was found in her bone marrow.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Painkiller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/painkiller. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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