How to Use antacid in a Sentence
antacid
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The bowl of antacids on the bar counter is not a gimmick.
—John Frank, The Know, 23 May 2017
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This includes prescription and over-the-counter forms of the antacid.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 1 Apr. 2020
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Don’t forget antacids and over-the-counter medicines to ease digestion.
—Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2024
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Others pass out bottles of Maalox -- an antacid said to curb the effects of tear gas -- from car trunks.
—Andrew Rosati, Bloomberg.com, 2 June 2017
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Anger was his guide—anger, anger from loss, and the kind of survivor’s guilt that required steady supplies of antacid.
—Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 22 May 2017
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What is uncertain is the amount of antacid that’s going to be required.
—Anthony Man, Sun-Sentinel.com, 30 May 2017
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Her comeback yields, yes, a life of Champagne instead of antacid.
—Glenn Kenny, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2018
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Don’t bother adding eggshells, antacids or other sources of calcium to the soil.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2023
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Owners of restaurants near studios are ready to pop antacids.
—Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 July 2023
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Lifestyle and diet changes and antacids can ease symptoms.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 15 Feb. 2024
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Diana half-carried her to the bathroom, offering her some Alka-Seltzer and a sip of Gatorade to wash the antacid down.
—Nina Martin, ProPublica, 8 Dec. 2019
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The seaweed will gobble up carbon from the air and water, and the limestone will serve as an antacid for the surface layer of the sea -- like a Tums for the ocean.
—Bill Weir, CNN, 22 May 2022
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Apart from an aspirin, an antacid, and something for bladder control, Al doesn’t even take any drugs.
—Jacqueline Detwiler, Popular Mechanics, 3 Oct. 2018
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Still, the team found that about 8 percent of the children in their analysis had been prescribed an antacid during their first six months of life.
—Alan Mozes, chicagotribune.com, 3 Apr. 2018
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Though rare, the antacid can cause a severe allergic reaction in some users.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2023
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Horizon also makes the two-in-one painkiller Duexis, which pairs painkiller ibuprofen with the antacid famotidine.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 15 Feb. 2018
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Pepto-Bismol is an antacid and can help settle your dog's stomach.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2022
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The Atlanta summer games in 1996 had Izzy, a sprightly blue blob who seemed to have escaped from an antacid commercial.
—Jason Gay, WSJ, 27 Sep. 2018
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The drug never made it to market because more effective antacid treatments got there first.
—Aaron Rowe, WIRED, 9 June 2009
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The cost of richly valued companies’ volatile share prices isn’t measured only in antacid.
—Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2019
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Since the late 1960s barrels of ink and antacid have been spilled on the discussions, hand-wringing and gnashing of teeth over what is the best form of government for Carroll County.
—Kevin Dayhoff, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 13 Nov. 2020
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And those medications could have nothing to do with mood or anxiety, such as medicine for blood pressure, antacids and painkillers.
—Editors, USA TODAY, 13 June 2018
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More than a decade ago, Erika Jensen-Jarolim began to wonder whether antacids could also spark allergies.
—Jennifer Couzin-Frankel, Science | AAAS, 30 July 2019
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There was a medicine cabinet on the cover containing ointments, a bottle of antacids and a few other toiletries.
—Christopher Chang, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2023
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If someone does end up overeating, people can reach for over-the-counter antacids to help with bloating or reflux, Kim recommended.
—Julia Landwehr, Health, 23 Nov. 2023
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At the medical relief tents, the number-one priority was no longer dousing people with milk and antacid to counter the effect of smoke bombs and pepper balls.
—Ashraf Khalil, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 June 2020
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But fans were still treated to compelling, strategic racing without having to watch through their fingers and reach for a bottle of antacids every 10 laps.
—Jim Ayello, Indianapolis Star, 10 June 2018
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But the company intends to start running small-scale ocean pilots — adding their antacid and measuring the change in carbon absorption — in Canada and the U.K. later this year.
—Yasmine Salam, NBC News, 11 Feb. 2023
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As far as treatment goes, antacids are what doctors prescribe to relieve stomach ulcer symptoms.
—Maggie O'Neill, Health.com, 1 Nov. 2019
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Milk of magnesia is a liquid antacid commonly used to treat heartburn and indigestion, but Dr. Palomo says applying a little bit on your sore can knock out some of that pain.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 18 Mar. 2024
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