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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 ointments
That’s where thick ointments like petrolatum jelly (the main ingredient in Vaseline) and shea butter come into play.
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Jenna Ryu, SELF, 4 Dec. 2024
Topicals are creams, gels, lotions, and ointments which can help surface and slightly below the skin issues.
—Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024
Lotions, ointments, and creams all trap moisture in your skin.
—Rena Goldman, Health, 30 Sep. 2024
Jenna Ryu, SELF, 4 Dec. 2024
Topicals are creams, gels, lotions, and ointments which can help surface and slightly below the skin issues.
—Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024
Lotions, ointments, and creams all trap moisture in your skin.
—Rena Goldman, Health, 30 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ointments
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Snape is the cruel but complex potions master at Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry, played by Alan Rickman in all seven Harry Potter films.Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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Lego Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle Potions Class This 397-piece Harry Potter Lego set includes the franchise’s iconic potions classroom and minifigures of Severus Snape, Hermione Granger, Pansy Parkinson, and Seamus Finnigan.Kelsey Fredricks, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
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Many medications treat high blood pressure, but you must first be diagnosed.Mill Etienne, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Regular exercise and taking medications as prescribed can all help control blood pressure.Mill Etienne, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Willow's debut aligns with growing excitement about quantum computing's applications, from creating new medicines to addressing the planet's climate woes.Tom Howarth, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Lilly has been bulking up its production capacity since 2020, investing more than $17 billion into developing new plants and expanding existing facilities for the weight-loss and diabetes drugs that are expected to become some of the best-selling medicines of all time.Bob Woods, CNBC, 8 Dec. 2024
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Prosecutors accused the company of submitting false claims for Medicare and other federal healthcare programs for prescriptions patients never received, claiming Walgreens received tens of millions of dollars for the allegedly bogus prescriptions.Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Generic drugs account for nine out of every 10 prescriptions filled in the United States.Sally Pipes, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Ointments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ointments. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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