Thesaurus results for INJECTION

injection

noun

Definition of injection

as in pill

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Recent Examples of injection The prognosis for a Tennessee woman who survived two doses of lethal injection is still unclear, according to her lawyer, who said doctors are still trying to clear the lethal drug administered during her execution attempt. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2026 Months later, a report found the state hadn't complied with its own lethal injection process since its revision in 2018, resulting in executions being conducted without proper testing of the drugs. — Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026 Kenneth Eugene Smith, on death row in Alabama, had survived execution by lethal injection in 2022. — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2026 The trans-lunar injection, or TLI, burn placed Apollo 8 crew members Frank Borman, Bill Anders and Jim Lovell on a trajectory to advance the United States ahead of the Soviet Union by becoming the first nation to orbit people around the moon. — Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 3 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for injection

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Noun

Mud is used for beauty (facials) and medicine (clay pills to alleviate diarrhea).

— Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 5 Oct. 2026
Officers were able to go to the store and purchase similar pills to the ones found and have sent them off to crime labs for analysis, the criminal complaint said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of pill

Noun

SpaceX launched commander Jessica Watkins and her crew for NASA after a three-week delay to fix their Dragon capsule's leaking fuel system.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
Beyond sneakers, each creator’s capsule includes coordinating apparel and accessories that extend their individual design perspective across the collection.

— Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of capsule

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The $55 billion oral care market is already seeing lozenges, gums, sprays and tablets positioned for on-the-go use, including a prebiotic toothpaste personalized to the specific bacteria in a customer’s mouth, according to Fitt Insider.

— Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 5 Oct. 2026
Equipped with a handy strap for crossbody wear, the viral hit can hold a 10-inch tablet, has zipper closure, and will appear dashing alongside your trench coat lineup.

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of tablet

Noun

Shop the under-$15 lotion, plus more retinol body lotions like the Gold Bond Age Renew Overnight Lotion and the Advanced Clinicals Retinol Overnight Body Lotion.

— Isabel Bekele, InStyle, 28 Sep. 2026
The brand recommends using the lotion after sculpting treatments to enhance results; it can also be used daily on its own.

— Jenny Berg, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of lotion

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Batters, catchers and pitchers can contest a ball or strike call by immediately tapping their cap or helmet.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
When the rest of the coffee finishes brewing, slowly pour it into the sugar paste, whisking to dissolve and build a thick foam cap.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of cap

Noun

The vice president then lobbies for his own shot at delivering a message to disillusioned voters.

— William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2026
More than 1,000 people were gathered at the site, and more than 50 shots were fired in at least two locations about a block apart in Vienna, Dooly County Sheriff Craig Peavy told WMAZ-TV.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of shot

Noun

And in these most troubling of ages, when artificial intelligence threatens our very existence and truth has become a battleground, the star wants to offer a salve, if not salvation.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2026
Iñárritu seems to think that catharsis is a salve, not a solution.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of salve

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