as in medicine
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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Noun
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It was also used to season foods, mixed into drinks, combined with medicines, and given as a gift.—
Nina Foster,
JSTOR Daily,
28 Mar. 2025 -
Sometimes, short-acting tranquilizers can help, but some of these same medicines can also cause sleepwalking.18 When sleepwalking is related to an underlying disorder or medication, treating that condition or switching medications may help.—
Ann Pietrangelo,
Verywell Health,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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These are difficult times for drug discovery and manufacturing.—
Steve Brozak,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Sheen made headlines in the mid-2010s for hardcore drug use, rehab stints, legal issues, outbursts, on-set antics and multiple romantic entanglements.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Orange could be due to certain medications, or an issue with the liver or bile duct.—
Hannah Yasharoff,
USA Today,
5 Apr. 2025
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His office initially attributed the pause to an adverse reaction to new medication.—
Katy Golvala,
Hartford Courant,
5 Apr. 2025
Verb
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That involves treating individual talents as assets that belong to the community and ought to be developed in ourselves and encouraged in others.—
Gail Cornwall,
The Atlantic,
3 Apr. 2025
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As laid out, this formula treats every trading partner, every good and every industry the same.—
Jeff Guo,
NPR,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Moreover, tariffs are not an effective remedy for trade imbalances, according to Jason Furman, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2025
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Water activities are the perfect remedy to the sweaty season and some South Florida waterparks are beginning to reopen, while many others remain closed until the summer.—
Martin Vassolo,
Axios,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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There’s no cure for allergic asthma, but medications and lifestyle changes can help control symptoms.—
Susan Russell,
Verywell Health,
8 Apr. 2025
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Season 1 chronicled Joel and Ellie’s perilous journey across a country ravaged by a cordyceps pandemic to a hospital run by a militia group, where Ellie’s unique immunity to the infection could be used to create a cure.—
Mary McNamara,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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There have been whispers that Raphinha might be nursing a minor injury or suffering from fatigue, but Flick put such rumors to bed when speaking before reporters on Tuesday afternoon.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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In terrible condition, the animals were taken to Bravehearts Equine Center in Paris, Kentucky, where they were slowly nursed back to health.—
Terry Baddoo,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Don’t let the Shrek coloring fool you, this easy old-school recipe is proof of the magic of instant pudding and the miracle of boxed cake mix doctored up to taste a little better and more like homemade.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
2 Apr. 2025
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Furthermore, YouTube misinformation policies prohibit content that has been technically manipulated or doctored in a way that misleads viewers.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
30 Mar. 2025
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“Physic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/physic. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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