Thesaurus results for INJECTION

injection

noun

Definition of injection

as in pill

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Recent Examples of injection If Christa Pike's recovery from two doses of the lethal injection drug pentobarbital has left her mentally impaired, she could be spared from her death sentence, according to a leading expert on capital punishment in the United States. — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026 There was an initial cash injection when Ineos took over which amounted to less than what the Glazers have taken out through dividends over the years, but that doesn't impact the club's solvency. — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026 The injection of the Russia bill into the conversation threw another wrench into negotiations. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026 According to Campbell, the new company comes with a sizeable capital injection and will acquire IP, develop original and adapted material, finance productions, and produce content for film, TV and other media platforms. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for injection

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Noun

The woman makes a gesture meaning, Comfortable enough on that little seat, with that pill up your ass, hon?

— George Saunders, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
That maneuver, no matter the movie, is always the power pill for many major studio tentpole campaigns.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of pill

Noun

Cell phones, cameras, tablets, laptops and recording devices cannot be used in polling places.

— Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2026
Previous work on drone-control interfaces has explored tablet-like displays and supporting hardware that allow pilots to communicate mission instructions without significantly disrupting their primary flying duties.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of tablet

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The store offers household essentials such as dish soap, hand soap and laundry detergent, along with personal care products including shampoo, conditioner, lotion and body wash.

— Beret Leone, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
The ancient Greeks’ grooming was not limited to hair and beards; men used lotion from head to toe, often multiple times a day, and abrasive powders to brush their teeth.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of lotion

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The resin cartridges drop into the printer from above, can only go in one way, and have a dispensing valve on the bottom and a vent cap on top that must be opened for resin to flow properly.

— Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026
The Peterson Foundation estimates that lifting the payroll tax cap would add roughly $3 trillion into the program over the next 10 years.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of cap

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The incident occurred along the 3700 block of Gardenia Avenue, where police received a call about two shots being fired in a nearby residence, Long Beach Police said in a statement.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2026
The pass coverage was solid all day, sans the deep shot to Johnston early in the third quarter.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of shot

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The blower was created by an aerospace company after its engineers realized their expertise in quiet jet propulsion could be a salve to suburbia.

— Richard Eisenberg, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
As such, the group designed this high-tech salve to revive tired skin on a cellular level, but also with a little mood boost.

— Jenny Berg, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026

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