as in sedative
something (as a drug) that relieves pain
the doctor prescribed an analgesic and rest for my injured knee
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as in anesthetic
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Recent Examples of analgesic
Christine Chung, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
This category includes ketamine, lower doses of opioid analgesics and anabolic steroids, for instance.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 1 Nov. 2024
Lindsay Curtis, Health, 25 Sep. 2024
The standalone analgesic effect that mindfulness produces could be leveraged to help people living with painful conditions.
—New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2024
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Noun
The Federal Aviation Administration mandates that commercial airplanes carry an arsenal of intravenous and diagnostic equipment, and various medications including analgesics, antihistamines and epinephrine.
—Christine Chung, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
This category includes ketamine, lower doses of opioid analgesics and anabolic steroids, for instance.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 1 Nov. 2024
Adjective
These remedies involve using plants with anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, and analgesic properties to soothe sore, achy gums and painful teeth.16
Garlic
A staple in kitchens worldwide, garlic may temporarily relieve tooth pain and protect against cavities and gum disease.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 25 Sep. 2024
The standalone analgesic effect that mindfulness produces could be leveraged to help people living with painful conditions.
—New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2024
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Noun
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Once known by nicknames like laughing gas and hippy crack, the inhalant nitrous oxide — a sedative commonly used by healthcare providers — is getting attention online.—
Rachel Hale,
USA TODAY,
14 Jan. 2025
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Withdrawing or withholding care, or using strong sedatives that advance death, are regarded as legally distinct, if ending life is not the main aim.—
The Week,
theweek,
10 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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However, medication involving the anesthetic, ketamine, has shown promise in recent years for treating these hard-to-resolve depressive symptoms.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
22 Jan. 2025
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After this, a local anesthetic agent is sent through the needle, followed by a radiofrequency current.2 The current produces heat that helps destroy the nerve, transmitting pain signals to the brain.—
Suchandrima Bhowmik,
Health,
29 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The Sackler family and Purdue Pharma, the maker of the addictive painkiller oxycontin, have reached a $7.4 billion settlement with a bipartisan coalition of 15 states for fueling the opioid crisis, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Thursday.—
Katrina Kaufman,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2025
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Though the series went on to cast a new Darrin Stephens, York remained bedridden for months and struggled with an addiction to painkillers, per a recent documentary about the series.—
Justine Fisher,
People.com,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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According to Peter’s report, FWC investigators also found a Costa sunglasses case with drug paraphernalia in it, including needles, a syringe, a spook, cotton balls and a synthetic opioid pill prescribed to people trying to kick opiate addiction.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
15 Jan. 2025
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Other interviews in the film discuss his later opiate addiction.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
30 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Using tranquilizers, chalk, and a chainsaw, a good team of wildlife veterinarians can put down, de-horn, and wake up a rhino inside 20 minutes.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
16 Jan. 2025
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Following his 2017 indictment for marijuana usage, which remains strictly forbidden in South Korea, Seung-hyun overdosed on tranquilizers.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
28 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Indeed, a persistent criticism is that their artistic approach evades urgent issues in favor of abstract or anodyne statements.—
Travis Diehl,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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The lobby, with its collection of elevators, scowling security guards and small glass turnstiles, is cold and anodyne.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Their fusion of folk instrumentation and electronic production makes for a hypnotic, genre-blurring experience.—
Rob Reed,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Svengali sets his sights on Trilby O’Farrell (Marian Marsh), an artist’s model, and the sinister teacher’s pattern of manipulation and ruin seems to be repeating itself yet again—but Trilby’s old lover, Billee (Bramwell Fletcher), seeks to discover the truth about Svengali’s hypnotic influence.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Analgesic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/analgesic. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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