painkiller
noun
pain·kill·er
ˈpān-ˌki-lər 
variants
or less commonly pain-killer
: something (such as a drug) that relieves pain
Examples of painkiller in a Sentence
I took some over-the-counter painkillers for my headache.
after her oral surgery, she was given a prescription for a mild painkiller
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Advertisement In the court filing, Porter said that Willis had been hospitalized twice since late 2022 on involuntary psychiatric holds and had a history of abusing prescription painkillers and other drugs.
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Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024
Later, it was revealed that a nurse had been stealing fentanyl and that the women had been enduring the procedure without painkillers.
—Chantelle Lee, TIME, 23 Oct. 2024
California will receive $122 million in a settlement agreement with Kroger, the grocery chain and parent company of Ralphs, to resolve lawsuits over its alleged role in the opioid crisis and how its pharmacies dispensed prescription painkillers to customers.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Exactly one month after the fatal shooting, Reed allegedly robbed two women of cash and a bag of painkiller pills on the 1600 block of 61st Avenue.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
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Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024
Later, it was revealed that a nurse had been stealing fentanyl and that the women had been enduring the procedure without painkillers.
—Chantelle Lee, TIME, 23 Oct. 2024
California will receive $122 million in a settlement agreement with Kroger, the grocery chain and parent company of Ralphs, to resolve lawsuits over its alleged role in the opioid crisis and how its pharmacies dispensed prescription painkillers to customers.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Exactly one month after the fatal shooting, Reed allegedly robbed two women of cash and a bag of painkiller pills on the 1600 block of 61st Avenue.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Painkiller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/painkiller. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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