painkiller
noun
pain·kill·er
ˈpān-ˌki-lər 
variants
or less commonly pain-killer
: something (such as a drug) that relieves pain
Examples of painkiller in a Sentence
I took some over-the-counter painkillers for my headache.
after her oral surgery, she was given a prescription for a mild painkiller
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Nicky turned to illicit painkillers to deal with the torment of her endometriosis and overdosed after taking pills laced with fentanyl.
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Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
Freeman limped his way through the NL Division Series against the San Diego Padres and the NLCS against the Mets, needing five to six hours of daily physical therapy treatments and plenty of painkillers just to take the field.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
The pressure to perform plus residual physical ailments means illicit painkillers are a necessity, however.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024
Then she’s brought to the hospital and probably given some sort of painkiller.
—David Lachapelle, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
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Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
Freeman limped his way through the NL Division Series against the San Diego Padres and the NLCS against the Mets, needing five to six hours of daily physical therapy treatments and plenty of painkillers just to take the field.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
The pressure to perform plus residual physical ailments means illicit painkillers are a necessity, however.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024
Then she’s brought to the hospital and probably given some sort of painkiller.
—David Lachapelle, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Painkiller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/painkiller. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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