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lozenge

[loz-inj] / ˈlɒz ɪndʒ /
NOUN
troche
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NOUN
medicinal dose
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It is an enormous yellow lozenge moored to the seafloor with two giant turbines attached on what look like great wings.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2023

The candy heart was born during the lozenge craze of the mid-1800s, when apothecaries sold medicated candies to soothe sore throats and suppress coughs.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 7, 2023

Those five geese were in balance with a black lozenge and a blue lozenge at the other end of the crossbar.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 28, 2022

If you've ever eaten a York Peppermint Pattie or sucked on a menthol lozenge, you feel that rush of what seems like cool air sweeping down your nose and your throat.

From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2021

He demanded an ice pack and a headache lozenge and retired to his study, and Mrs. Clarke set the servants to searching each room in turn.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

And she has gold lozenges painted all around the perimeter of her shroud, done tastefully, without obvious ostentation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026

Instead, Prof Smith says the best approach is for people to "wait it out", drink water to stay hydrated and take lozenges that encourage swallowing and "inhibit a cough" for a period of time.

From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2025

That approach is standard practice in the U.K., but it’s outside the medical mainstream in the U.S., where only pharmaceutical-grade medications like nicotine gum and lozenges are formally approved to help smokers quit.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 29, 2024

Originally set on making medicinal lozenges to help alleviate sore throat and bad breath, Oliver began creating candy — and founded a profitable business along the way.

From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2024

I’ve got lozenges too, I think to myself, and I don’t even have to deal with an overbearing mom.

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle


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