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Adjective
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Researchers found antidepressant effects from psilocybin and supportive psychotherapy may last at least a year in some patients.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
20 Apr. 2026 -
The company’s antidepressant Prozac catapulted Lilly to the top ranks of the pharmaceutical industry after it was approved in 1987.—
Angelica Peebles,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2026
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The classic pisco sour is unmissable, as is the island cocktail made with pisco, eucalyptus syrup, and wild murta, a local antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and analgesic berry used by indigenous communities in traditional medicine and food.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Mar. 2026
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Epibatidine intrigued researchers for decades and was once highly sought after as a potential analgesic many times more powerful than morphine.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
15 Feb. 2026
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The album’s ideal love is anesthetic, a script for surviving daily chaos and tragedy that doesn’t require reciprocation.—
Daniel Felsenthal,
Pitchfork,
7 Apr. 2026
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Penn Medicine, for example, worked to phase out desflurane, an anesthetic gas that remains in the atmosphere for 14 years.—
Bill Frist,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Antianxiety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antianxiety. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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