as in medicinal
tending to cure disease or restore health
some believe that the herb has curative properties
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as in antidote
something that corrects or counteracts something undesirable
the best curative for her depression might be volunteer work at a local animal shelter
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Recent Examples of curative
Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Specifically, some of the areas that are particularly attractive in my view include biotech in niche markets, curative gene therapies, disruptive medical devices (including robotics and miniaturization) and diagnostics for early detection.
—Don Klotter, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Reilly pointed to how her industry has done important work on curative or preventative medicines, such as a cervical cancer vaccine.
—Chantelle Lee, TIME, 23 Oct. 2024
If you are diagnosed at an early stage with a treatable liver disease, treatment can help improve your outcome and can often be curative.
—Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 17 Oct. 2024
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This requires: Integration: Seamlessly incorporating mental, physical, and social health into care delivery.
Prevention: Prioritizing early detection and proactive interventions over reactive, curative approaches.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Specifically, some of the areas that are particularly attractive in my view include biotech in niche markets, curative gene therapies, disruptive medical devices (including robotics and miniaturization) and diagnostics for early detection.
—Don Klotter, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Reilly pointed to how her industry has done important work on curative or preventative medicines, such as a cervical cancer vaccine.
—Chantelle Lee, TIME, 23 Oct. 2024
If you are diagnosed at an early stage with a treatable liver disease, treatment can help improve your outcome and can often be curative.
—Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 17 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curative
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In a post-pandemic world, such attention to art’s medicinal properties has broad relevance, but to foreground only this of art’s many virtues, while couching this take in the language of tech entrepreneurs, should raise eyebrows if not alarm bells regarding its pure instrumentalization.Michaëla de Lacaze Mohrmann, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025
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Unlike the chimpanzees and gorillas passively consuming different medicinal plants, this is the first time any animal has been seen treating a wound directly with healing plants.Ryan McRae, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
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The antidote for most poisons is the poison itself.Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
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Denver hasn’t shown an appetite to attach their only tradeable first-round pick in 2031. Would swapping out Porter for LaVine be the necessary antidote to cure Denver’s inconsistencies?Evan Sidery, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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These findings highlight the role of perfectionism and negative thinking in how social media affects body image, pointing to potential areas for therapeutic interventions.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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In specific medical conditions, high doses of vitamin C may be needed to achieve an adequate therapeutic effect.Trang Tran, PharmD, Verywell Health, 16 Dec. 2024
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The woman filed charges and plans to pursue civil remedy.Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
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While the living conditions continued to dwindle, the discourse and remedies offered by the political parties could not correct themselves to address legitimate needs.Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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Bitcoin Mining Companies Evolve as Compute Power Titans In 2025, forward-thinking Bitcoin mining companies will transcend their origins, becoming key providers of broader computing infrastructure solutions.Jessica Billingsley, Rolling Stone, 2 Jan. 2025
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Administrative Tasks For commercial real estate owners, AI is not simply another technology solution, but an ROI driver.Matias Recchia, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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This could allow therapies that were previously ineffective — due to their inability to cross the blood-brain barrier to reach their target in the central nervous system — to directly target tissues.Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 31 Dec. 2024
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You up your therapy sessions to three times a week.Kathryn Kvas, The New Yorker, 31 Dec. 2024
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While treatments can help with symptoms, there's no cure.Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 18 Dec. 2024
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There is no cure or specific treatment for hand, foot, and mouth disease, so there is no way to prevent the disease's progression.Sarah Bradley, Health, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Curative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curative. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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