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[ton-ik] / ˈtɒn ɪk /


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The owners also pitch a salary cap as a tonic for competitive balance, citing what they say is a $441-million gap between the Dodgers’ top-ranked payroll and the Miami Marlins’ bottom-ranked payroll.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

So ginger ale and tonic water became sick-day staples in our home, a bottle uncapped with a satisfying carbonated hiss if someone had a fever.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

In the UK, decent runs for England and Scotland may be just the tonic after years of never-ending political and economic crises.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

In some of those pockets, homelessness and street crime are the most salient issues facing the city, and Pratt’s apocalyptic talk about them landed as a tonic.

From Slate ● Jun. 9, 2026

She swung the sleeping tonic into the mouth of the cave and waited.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

We’re all sitting at home sipping adaptogenic mushroom tonics, journaling our feelings and politely declining invitations to any event after 7 p.m. because we’d rather optimize our sleep scores than take a tequila shot.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

Zoo staff provided ventilation and water to cool her down, and later administered subcutaneous fluids, liver tonics and vitamins.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

A well-scented man, Lou stocked his bathroom with rows of tonics and lotions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026

Cafes and teahouses in Beijing and Chengdu now double as pseudo-temples, selling fortune charms, herbal infusions, and “Stay-Up-Late Water” tonics meant to balance urban overstimulation.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2025

Besides food and beverages, people suggested ointments and tonics, even enclosing advertisements to show the doctors exactly what to buy.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow




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