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
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.
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Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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
The potions also barely seem to work.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
The focusing potions on the other side are even worse.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
There are a number of combat potions that allow for enhanced abilities of perks in the artifact.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
Craft shimmery potions and recite the secret spell to free the enchanting Pixie Supreme from her magical mirror.
—Kayla Kitts, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
For example, players don’t need potions for healing because Zelda can summon a bed to take a short rest to regain hearts.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2024
The show celebrates and sends up all sorts of witchy archetypes, writing into its lore a ’70s singer à la Stevie Nicks and a wellness influencer mixing up toxic potions.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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
The potions also barely seem to work.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
The focusing potions on the other side are even worse.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
There are a number of combat potions that allow for enhanced abilities of perks in the artifact.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
Craft shimmery potions and recite the secret spell to free the enchanting Pixie Supreme from her magical mirror.
—Kayla Kitts, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
For example, players don’t need potions for healing because Zelda can summon a bed to take a short rest to regain hearts.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2024
The show celebrates and sends up all sorts of witchy archetypes, writing into its lore a ’70s singer à la Stevie Nicks and a wellness influencer mixing up toxic potions.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for potions
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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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Many medications treat high blood pressure, but you must first be diagnosed.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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Piles of pills are seen on the floor along with drug-making equipment.Tim Lister, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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Then manufacturers upped the dose to the equivalent of 40 pills.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Those drivers were partially offset by growth in computing, tablets, and sales in the services category.Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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In 2022, the Saudi ambassador in Beirut reported that the authorities in the kingdom had confiscated 700 million tablets smuggled from Lebanon since 2014.Tim Lister, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Potions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/potions. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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