as in drugs
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 potions
A bit of beauty—especially items from some of the most revered makers of lotions and potions.
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Laura Jackson, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
How to use kojic acid Thanks to its virality, kojic acid can now be found in cleansers, creams, lotions, and other skin-care potions.
—Devon Abelman, Allure, 3 Oct. 2024
Step into the Mad Scientist Lab for a walk-through adventure filled with potions, creepy critters, and electrifying experiments.
—Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2024
Fans of Harry Potter will be delighted to find potions, mayhem, giants, magical ingredients and more in this fun flick, accompanied by one of musical theater’s most timeless soundtracks.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 29 Sep. 2024
Laura Jackson, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
How to use kojic acid Thanks to its virality, kojic acid can now be found in cleansers, creams, lotions, and other skin-care potions.
—Devon Abelman, Allure, 3 Oct. 2024
Step into the Mad Scientist Lab for a walk-through adventure filled with potions, creepy critters, and electrifying experiments.
—Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2024
Fans of Harry Potter will be delighted to find potions, mayhem, giants, magical ingredients and more in this fun flick, accompanied by one of musical theater’s most timeless soundtracks.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 29 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for potions
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These medications mimic the hormones in your body involved in egg development, but at a much higher level, so all of your eligible eggs that month have a shot at maturing.Erica Sloan, SELF, 4 Oct. 2024
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Other risk factors for iron deficiency include taking certain medications, gastrointestinal conditions, prior abdominal surgery, inflammatory conditions, and restrictive diets.Lauryn Higgins, Health, 4 Oct. 2024
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Europe’s medicines regulator has started a review of whether a drug used to treat male balding can be linked to suicidal thoughts and behaviors.Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
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Since then, researchers have been recognized annually for basic science investigations that have led to life-saving medicines and treatments; major social and behavioral insights; and technological advances involving national security, energy, the environment, communications, and public health.Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Testosterone treatment includes a gel rubbed on the shoulder, pills or an implantable pellet in the buttocks.Akshay Syal, M.D., NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
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But birth control pills can cost upwards of hundreds of dollars for those who don’t fit into one of those groups.Emma Specter, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2024
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Second-row passengers also benefit from device holders that can be attached to the front row headrests to hold tablets, phones and other devices.Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2024
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In at least one case report from 2007, a woman took 18 tablets of a lithium supplement called Find Serenity Now at once and went to the hospital after vomiting.Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Potions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/potions. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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