lozenge

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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

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

Portman noted that the way she exaggeratedly works a lozenge in her mouth during a contentious press interview was inspired by Madonna in her tour documentary “Madonna: Truth or Dare.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2018

More cold compresses were delivered, and a hot-water bottle, and a headache lozenge.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood