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 handle this paperwork headache, those bluechip companies, as well as public ones like monday.com, MongoDB and Snap, have found their painkiller in an unlikely place: Nepal.
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Alex Konrad, Forbes, 29 Jan. 2025
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) greenlit a new, non-opioid painkiller.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 3 Feb. 2025
In 2019, Advocate Sherman’s emergency room and satellite emergency care locations began enforcing stricter guidelines for prescribing opioid painkillers, in response to the opioid epidemic.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025
Samantha, 50, took the then-unnamed painkiller following a rhinoplasty.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
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Alex Konrad, Forbes, 29 Jan. 2025
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) greenlit a new, non-opioid painkiller.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 3 Feb. 2025
In 2019, Advocate Sherman’s emergency room and satellite emergency care locations began enforcing stricter guidelines for prescribing opioid painkillers, in response to the opioid epidemic.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025
Samantha, 50, took the then-unnamed painkiller following a rhinoplasty.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for painkiller
Noun
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Nosenko, meanwhile, would slip a sedative into his co-pilot’s coffee before takeoff, knocking him unconscious, and then report to his superiors that his jet was struck by Ukrainian anti-aircraft fire.—
Joshua Yaffa,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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The first attempt involved giving him sedatives a couple of hours before the appointment.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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Importantly, the medication is not an opioid, which means that medical professionals now have an alternative to treating acute pain that doesn’t require using a potentially addictive analgesic.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 Jan. 2025
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Acetaminophen, also an analgesic, works to enhance the opioid's pain-relieving capabilities.—
Ayesha Gulzar,
Verywell Health,
3 Jan. 2025
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Photos released by the commission show the panther in a tree before the tranquilizer took effect, at which point the animal was caught in a net.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
16 Feb. 2025
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After parroting LaGuerta’s message about learning from our mistakes, Dex explains that he’s found the perfect tranquilizer and even has a convenient dosing chart to make sure to avoid any future accidents.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Painkiller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/painkiller. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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