as in remedy
something that corrects or counteracts something undesirable
hoped that taking dance lessons would prove to be an antidote for her loneliness
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Building a Culture of Trust The antidote to micromanagement is trust.
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Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
And where the nation goes in fraught times, comedy, its analytical antidote, will follow.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
One difference: the state now offers antidotes for fentanyl poisoning, but there is no easy remedy for the unseen and previously unattributed toll of California’s many fires.
—Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 12 July 2024
Bonds are supposed to be safe, predictable, boring: the perfect antidote to mercurial stocks.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 11 July 2024
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Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
And where the nation goes in fraught times, comedy, its analytical antidote, will follow.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
One difference: the state now offers antidotes for fentanyl poisoning, but there is no easy remedy for the unseen and previously unattributed toll of California’s many fires.
—Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 12 July 2024
Bonds are supposed to be safe, predictable, boring: the perfect antidote to mercurial stocks.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 11 July 2024
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“Antidote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antidote. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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