Thesaurus results for POTIONS

potions

noun

plural of potion

as in drugs

a drink that is meant to have a special or magical effect on someone a potion that is supposed to improve health The hero in the play is given a magic potion so that he will fall in love with the princess. medical potions sleeping potions

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Recent Examples of potions Yes, there were moments of humor, such as getting magic potions around the campfire at the end of each stage by whacking helpless little elves, but most of it was played straight, to great effect. — Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Sip on your potions with an iridescent coffee mug this Halloween season. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 12 Aug. 2026 Where would musical theater be without gleaming little prop vials of potions? — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 11 July 2026 Along the way, visitors can cast spells with a digital wand, brew potions, pot a mandrake, test their Quidditch skills and explore iconic settings like the Great Hall, Hogwarts classrooms, Hagrid's Hut and the Forbidden Forest. — Justin Adams, CBS News, 26 June 2026 It's filled with witchy icons that every spell-caster has to have in their home—broomsticks, spell books, potions, and more. — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 June 2026 And the marketplace tried to sell us car-shining potions, mirror defoggers and kitchen slicers and dicers. — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 8 June 2026 What a process of lotions, potions, all sorts of serums, creams and oils, and some techy stuff like an ultrasound peel and cold oxygen bursts. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026 Images of Essiedu’s Snape already appear to capture the potions professor’s foreboding presence, but this casting has triggered a racist backlash online. — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026

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Noun

Before GLP-1s won over insurers and consumers alike, a whole generation of obesity drugs failed to reach blockbuster status; some instead went to bankruptcy court.

— Avalon Pernell, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
For The Washington Post via Getty Images As use of GLP-1s have increased in the United States, some companies have dropped coverage of the drugs for their employees.

— Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of drugs

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In a recent interview, the country’s leader, Miguel Díaz-Canel, acknowledged that the government is producing or acquiring abroad only 30% of the basic medications offered in state pharmacies.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026
Forgetfulness can have many causes besides dementia, including poor sleep, depression or anxiety, vitamin deficiencies, thyroid problems, and certain medications.

— Danielle Zickl, HEALTH, 31 Aug. 2026

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The trial, which got underway in an Oakland court last week, could result in billions of dollars in damages and forced remedies that could lead to an overhaul of Facebook and Instagram.

— Paulina Likos, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026
However, surface-level remedies rarely resolve systemic frustrations.

— Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of remedies

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This progress, exemplified by IBM's 70 logical qubit computation, signals a shift from pure physics to engineering and commercialization.

— Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Their results recently published in the journal Physical Review Letters signal a major breakthrough in quantum physics—one that indicates a primordial quark-gluon plasma soup is actually possible with lighter ingredients.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of physics

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Their demands for records mirror a New Mexico lawsuit and whistleblower claims that agents were ordered to stand down instead of seizing hundreds of thousands of lethal pills.

— Joshua Goodman, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Authorities alleged Davis received more than 13,000 pills for Oxycodone and Percocet from November 2019 through March 2024.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of pills

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That includes people who switched from Biktarvy or complex treatment regimens with multiple tablets.

— Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Union officials who represent corrections officers at the BOP, however, say that the tablets may create safety concerns for staff and be misused.

— Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of tablets

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