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aspirins

  • plural
    of aspirin.
    aspirin
    noun
    a white, crystalline substance, C 9 H 8 O 4 , derivative of salicylic acid, used as an anti-inflammatory agent and to relieve the pain of headache, rheumatism, gout, neuralgia, etc.; acetylsalicylic acid.

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"He then went off to try and find aspirins at the far end of the clubhouse - and collapsed."

From BBC ● May 20, 2026

“Auntie Dosie had to have three aspirins, but Auntie Hannah, who liked port, stood in the middle of the snowbound back yard, singing like a big-bosomed thrush.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025

"The next morning, when I started having the symptoms and I clearly knew what was going on, she put one of those aspirins inside of my tongue and that saved my life," said Banderas.

From Fox News ● Nov. 1, 2019

While there are no $10 aspirins, there’s not much in the way of other amenities, either.

From Slate ● Jan. 28, 2014

Then she cleared everything—compact, billfold, laundry bill, toothbrush, a tin of aspirins, and a gold-plated swizzle stick—back into her handbag.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger