as in pill
a small mass containing medicine to be taken orally
take one of these lozenges for your cold
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Meanwhile, over-the-counter nicotine replacement therapy products, such as nicotine patches, gums and lozenges, have been on the market for decades.
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Will Yakowicz, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
That’s because, for smokers, nicotine gums and lozenges never deliver anything close to the euphoric feelings of puffing on a cigarette.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2024
As popularity increased, their product range expanded from chewing gum to include the five other antismoking products approved by the Food and Drug Administration: lozenges, patches, inhalers and nasal sprays.
—Lina Abascal, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
These include throat sprays, cough drops, lozenges, humidification, and gargling saltwater.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2024
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Will Yakowicz, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
That’s because, for smokers, nicotine gums and lozenges never deliver anything close to the euphoric feelings of puffing on a cigarette.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2024
As popularity increased, their product range expanded from chewing gum to include the five other antismoking products approved by the Food and Drug Administration: lozenges, patches, inhalers and nasal sprays.
—Lina Abascal, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
These include throat sprays, cough drops, lozenges, humidification, and gargling saltwater.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for lozenge
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“Lozenge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lozenge. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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