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| acetaminophen |
a drug used to relieve pain and reduce fever but which does not significantly reduce inflammation. |
| dramatically |
to a large or impressive degree; sharply; significantly. [1/3 definitions] |
| mill1 |
an establishment or process that takes a routine, mechanical approach to matters that should be treated more significantly. [1/9 definitions] |
| paracetamol |
(chiefly British) a drug used to relieve pain and reduce fever but which does not significantly reduce inflammation; acetaminophen. |
| rehash |
the act or product of reworking earlier material without significantly changing it. [1/2 definitions] |
| stand out |
to become more noticeable or easily recognized by being significantly different from or superior to others. |
| turn the tide |
to reverse or change significantly the course of events, tendency of opinion, or the like. |
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