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potions

NOUN

concoction prepared for mental or physical effect

Synonyms

STRONGEST

draught elixir

STRONG

brew cordial cup dose draft dram drink libation liquid liquor medicine mixture nip philter remedy restorative spirits stimulant tonic

WEAK

aromatic

Example Sentences

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Always at the heart of these discontents was the battery—or batteries, because there has been a succession of them, an alchemist’s closet of energy-storing potions in weirdly shaped bottles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Scripture and natal charts existed in tandem, along with palm-reading diagrams, recipes for potions and instructions for alchemical reactions.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2025

This is a job for a seasoned administrator, but sure, might as well give it to the TV host hawking magic potions.

From Slate • Nov. 23, 2024

In a widely condemned practice, some traditional healers use body parts to make potions, claiming they can cure people of illnesses or improve their fortunes.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2024

Courtiers and ladies came to her for love potions made of heartsease, another name for my beloved pansy flower.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein