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a substance or preparation used to treat disease
the museum has an exhibit on some of the strange physics that were once used to cure disease
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Recent Examples of physics
Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
When Amodei was still a postdoc at Stanford, the two lived together in a group house that also included Dario’s sister, Daniela, spending late nights talking about physics.
—Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, 18 Mar. 2026
Oh my god, pilot wave theory in principle is a wider physics; quantum theory is a special case of something bigger.
—Tim Folger, Scientific American, 16 Mar. 2026
By the early twentieth century, the notion of the multiverse was emerging, moving away from theology and tangling with quantum physics and cats.
—Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
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Each episode broke the rules of society and sometimes even of physics, like when Debra (Jouhari) bends the laws of time and space to force emotional intimacy on Debra and Debra in the sleepover episode.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
When Amodei was still a postdoc at Stanford, the two lived together in a group house that also included Dario’s sister, Daniela, spending late nights talking about physics.
—Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, 18 Mar. 2026
Oh my god, pilot wave theory in principle is a wider physics; quantum theory is a special case of something bigger.
—Tim Folger, Scientific American, 16 Mar. 2026
By the early twentieth century, the notion of the multiverse was emerging, moving away from theology and tangling with quantum physics and cats.
—Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for physics
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His story, from New York City busker to his felony conviction for running drugs to a full-scale breakthrough over the past five years, runs parallel to that of McLane.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
3 Apr. 2026
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Boosting feasibility, lenacapavir’s manufacturer was a principal participant in the subscription agreements for hepatitis C drugs.—
Michael Rose,
STAT,
3 Apr. 2026
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The committee substitute aligned the bill with federal requirements, beginning the start of co-pays in October 2028 and reducing them to $5 for all health care services and $1 for prescription medications.—
Keely Doll,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Apr. 2026
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Later that month, Tarrant County deputies searched Laura's home and seized her cell phone, two tablets, two laptops, and medical supplies and medications prescribed to her son.—
Amelia Mugavero,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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After her godson doctors her résumé, Maya lands a C-suite job at a beauty company and almost immediately makes an enemy out of the boss’ daughter.—
James Mercadante,
EW.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Common topics of health misinformation include false claims about vaccines, promoting remedies that are not supported by science and undermining scientific understanding about the causes of different health issues.—
Deidre McPhillips,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
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The case initially sought remedies that could have separated Ticketmaster from Live Nation.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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People might be more willing to take a pill to treat obesity because so many adults already take oral medicines to manage blood pressure and cholesterol.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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Those are given as weekly injections and, along with rival drugs Wegovy and Ozempic, have transformed weight-loss and diabetes treatment, with millions of people taking the medicines.—
Meg Tirrell,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2026
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The script, by Ed Solomon, treats the Sklar siblings as cardboard grotesques—heartless, talentless, united in their loathing of a father who loathes them right back.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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Peterson is that archetype, and Tankathon’s board treats him like the kind of lead option who can reset a rebuild quickly.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Her father — struggling with poverty and the grief over his wife's death — wants to shoot it, but Jessica secretly nurses the animal back to health, bringing her closer to her father in the process.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
25 Nov. 2025
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“Physics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/physics. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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