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as in antidote
something that corrects or counteracts something undesirable
a fun hobby is always a good cure for boredom
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as in remedy
a substance or preparation used to treat disease
researchers tirelessly working to find a cure for cancer
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as in to heal
to bring about recovery from
do you have anything that will cure my headache?
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as in to rehabilitate
to restore to a healthy condition
the antibiotic cured the sick boy of the bacterial infection
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as in curate
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Recent Examples of cure
Francis Collins, WIRED, 7 Jan. 2025
But throughout it all, Cohen remained hopeful for a cure.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2024
Mitchell’s analysis found that in the state’s six most competitive congressional races, 85% of Republicans and Democrats whose ballots were flagged for signature issues were able to cure their ballots and have their votes counted, a 25-point jump over the statewide averages.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Francis Collins, WIRED, 7 Jan. 2025
But throughout it all, Cohen remained hopeful for a cure.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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Noun
This is the best hope for the tens of millions of children and adults who are waiting for a cure.
—Francis Collins, WIRED, 7 Jan. 2025
But throughout it all, Cohen remained hopeful for a cure.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
Verb
Get The Recipe Baked Ziti Pasta can often cure any winter blues.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2024
Mitchell’s analysis found that in the state’s six most competitive congressional races, 85% of Republicans and Democrats whose ballots were flagged for signature issues were able to cure their ballots and have their votes counted, a 25-point jump over the statewide averages.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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This is the best hope for the tens of millions of children and adults who are waiting for a cure.
—Francis Collins, WIRED, 7 Jan. 2025
But throughout it all, Cohen remained hopeful for a cure.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cure
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The game stars a young Black woman called Hazel — a track runner capable of wielding strange, lacy magic which either heals the world around her or fends off enemies.Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
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Danny Pintauro is healing after a scooter accident during the holidays left him hospitalized with a large scar on his abdomen.Angel Saunders, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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Part of its role was to rehabilitate drug addicts using a naval regimen—a noble yet undignified service for a generation-defining yacht.Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 3 Jan. 2025
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After the death in 1971 of Lin Biao, one of Mao’s key lieutenants, Hu was allowed to return to Beijing but was not fully rehabilitated into the ranks of the party elite.Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2025
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The work is less a critique of AA’s methods than a wry commentary on art and art history’s inefficacy in remedying profound societal ills, especially those affecting Indigenous communities.Michaëla de Lacaze Mohrmann, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025
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To remedy this, the task force's report proposed a tracer study to help understand the movement of sand in erosional areas.George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
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Here was this football life force, spilling his soul during his introductory news conference, talking about kicking in teeth and biting off kneecaps and fixing a team that hadn’t won a thing in 30 years.Zak Keefer, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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In essence, when a problem is fixed at a single plant or a solution is optimized in one locality, these learnings can be applied and scaled globally.Alexander Clausbruch, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Living underground for extended periods of time requires mental clarity, and these wellness amenities will help alleviate anxiety so that residents can stay physically and mentally strong.Jim Dobson, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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China has cut policy rates, loosened property purchase restrictions, injected liquidity into the financial market as well as unveiled a debt-swap program to alleviate local governments’ fiscal strains.Anniek Bao, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025
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Hormone therapy may relieve some of these, but this comes with many risks and benefits.Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 15 Jan. 2025
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Love can improve his decision making, but a better offensive scheme can also relieve some of that pressure to perform perfectly at all times.Matt Schneidman, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Cure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cure. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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