as in drug
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 potion
And even grabbed the prop bottle of the youth potion from the show and pretended to drink from it.
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Dave Quinn, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025
From daily exfoliation to slathering on a number of potions with highly potent active ingredients, these winter skin care products allow my skin to thrive against all odds.
—Claire Sullivan, WWD, 15 Jan. 2025
The brightening potion also contains poppy seed extract and ceramides to nourish the skin, while olive oil and shea butter provide overnight hydration.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 5 Jan. 2025
Raised to hunt big game by his abusive Russian gangster dad Nikolai (Russell Crowe), Sergei was attacked by a lion as a teenager and the witchy potion that saved his life also gave him primal animal powers.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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Dave Quinn, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025
From daily exfoliation to slathering on a number of potions with highly potent active ingredients, these winter skin care products allow my skin to thrive against all odds.
—Claire Sullivan, WWD, 15 Jan. 2025
The brightening potion also contains poppy seed extract and ceramides to nourish the skin, while olive oil and shea butter provide overnight hydration.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 5 Jan. 2025
Raised to hunt big game by his abusive Russian gangster dad Nikolai (Russell Crowe), Sergei was attacked by a lion as a teenager and the witchy potion that saved his life also gave him primal animal powers.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for potion
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Still, much of that reliance – in particular, on China and India – is for generic medicines, Ricks pointed out, noting that Lilly doesn’t make those drugs.—
Meg Tirrell,
CNN,
26 Feb. 2025
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Editor's note: Zelenskyy is expected to meet with Trump in Washington on Friday to sign an deal to provide critical raw materials used for items like electric vehicle batteries and cancer drugs.—
Obed Manuel,
NPR,
26 Feb. 2025
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But Dana only needs a little bit of help to get the medication Aiden needs to be made.—
Taylor Grothe,
Parents,
28 Feb. 2025
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Tamiflu, an antiviral for the flu, is often only prescribed after a positive test, but the medication works best when taken within a couple of days of symptom onset.—
Stephanie Anderson Witmer,
Health,
28 Feb. 2025
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Lawsuits argue that the order discriminates against young transgender people, unlawfully withholds funds appropriated by Congress and violates the right of states to regulate the practice of medicine.—
Francesca Paris,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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These days, she’s come to the realization that her community needs to turn to a different sort of medicine.—
Catherine E. Shoichet,
CNN,
20 Feb. 2025
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Lukens said Amica is considering many remedies, possibly including a lawsuit to stop the action.—
Rachel Uranga,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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Those searching for catharsis or an applicable remedy to their own heartaches and existential muddles will find only one definitive answer—that no person can ever fully know her own mind.—
Rachel Vorona Cote,
The Atlantic,
19 Feb. 2025
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Both are palliatives but not cures to the challenge of creating a unified legal function capable of serving the needs of digital/AI-era business.—
Mark A. Cohen,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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The first season ended with Joel making the shocking decision to massacre a group of Fireflies, who planned to use Elle's immunity to make a cure for the infection but at the cost of her life.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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Many will overcome their fears that the technology will replace them and accept it as a tonic to their stresses.—
Gene Marks,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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Some of the most common beverages served in highball glasses include a single alcohol and a carbonated beverage, think gin and tonic, seven and seven, rum and Coke and similar cocktails.—
BestReviews,
The Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2025
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Such medicines are more complicated than pills and capsules picked up at the corner drugstore and often require specialized administration, refrigeration, packaging and patient instructions.—
Bruce Japsen,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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And while Victoria sleeps, Timothy sneaks into her things and takes another one of her pills.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Potion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/potion. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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