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[ton-ik] / ˈtɒn ɪk /


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Eberl added that Bayern had considered asking for Sunday's Bundesliga game at Freiburg to be postponed, but believed the best tonic for Kompany would be to "play and be successful".

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

So ginger ale and tonic water became sick-day staples in our home, a bottle uncapped with a satisfying carbonated hiss if someone had a fever.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

In the UK, decent runs for England and Scotland may be just the tonic after years of never-ending political and economic crises.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

In some of those pockets, homelessness and street crime are the most salient issues facing the city, and Pratt’s apocalyptic talk about them landed as a tonic.

From Slate ● Jun. 9, 2026

Even though they know about my eyes, the last thing I need in the dark is to bump into someone I can’t see, and spill a rainbow of tonic.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

A broken car AC and soaring L.A. summer temperatures sent one writer on a search for cooling remedies and tonics.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

We’re all sitting at home sipping adaptogenic mushroom tonics, journaling our feelings and politely declining invitations to any event after 7 p.m. because we’d rather optimize our sleep scores than take a tequila shot.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

Zoo staff provided ventilation and water to cool her down, and later administered subcutaneous fluids, liver tonics and vitamins.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

Cafes and teahouses in Beijing and Chengdu now double as pseudo-temples, selling fortune charms, herbal infusions, and “Stay-Up-Late Water” tonics meant to balance urban overstimulation.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2025

Late in the afternoon there was talk of tonics and purgatives and cod-liver oil, but at that point I managed to rally and take some plain boiled chicken, averting such drastic management.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly


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