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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California will receive $122 million in a settlement agreement with Kroger, the grocery chain and parent company of Ralphs, to resolve lawsuits over its alleged role in the opioid crisis and how its pharmacies dispensed prescription painkillers to customers.
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Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Exactly one month after the fatal shooting, Reed allegedly robbed two women of cash and a bag of painkiller pills on the 1600 block of 61st Avenue.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
In 2015, a Toyota Motor executive from America resigned after she was arrested and then released in Japan on suspicion of illegally importing the painkiller oxycodone.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2024
Yet as fate would have it, Skye heads to her former high-school classmate and drug dealer Lewis’ (Lukas Gage) apartment on the eve of her tour to score some low-grade painkillers.
—Abby Monteil, Them, 23 Oct. 2024
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Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Exactly one month after the fatal shooting, Reed allegedly robbed two women of cash and a bag of painkiller pills on the 1600 block of 61st Avenue.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
In 2015, a Toyota Motor executive from America resigned after she was arrested and then released in Japan on suspicion of illegally importing the painkiller oxycodone.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2024
Yet as fate would have it, Skye heads to her former high-school classmate and drug dealer Lewis’ (Lukas Gage) apartment on the eve of her tour to score some low-grade painkillers.
—Abby Monteil, Them, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Painkiller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/painkiller. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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