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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a painkiller" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a medication or substance that alleviates pain.
Example: "After the surgery, the doctor prescribed a painkiller to help manage my discomfort."
Alternatives: "an analgesic" or "a pain reliever."
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Get a painkiller.
The doctor prescribed a painkiller.
THE condemned may request a painkiller.
I was prescribed a painkiller patch.
She is a stimulant, not a painkiller.
Ketamine is often used alongside propofol as a painkiller.
He often received acupuncture as a painkiller substitute, too.
Sales of paracetamol, a painkiller, fed Ratiopharm's rapid growth.
I died often enough that I received a temporary health boost called a "painkiller deathstreak".
It will be used to make a painkiller for 200 cancer sufferers.
A law enforcement official said he also had tablets of Vicodin, a painkiller, in his possession.
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