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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
Bill Wyman, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
Policies protecting research participants grew out of revelations in the early 1970s about the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, in which poor African American men in a syphilis study were not told about a penicillin cure.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2025
Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 3 Feb. 2025
Werner-Gray has since published several other books on curing both physical and mental conditions with food.
—Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 31 Jan. 2025
Bill Wyman, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
Policies protecting research participants grew out of revelations in the early 1970s about the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, in which poor African American men in a syphilis study were not told about a penicillin cure.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2025
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Noun
An eight-month cure — again courtesy of the NHS — brought her back to life for a time.
—Bill Wyman, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
Policies protecting research participants grew out of revelations in the early 1970s about the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, in which poor African American men in a syphilis study were not told about a penicillin cure.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2025
Verb
Unlike dip nails, which require powder and liquid activator for application, gel nails can be cured using a UV lamp.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 3 Feb. 2025
Werner-Gray has since published several other books on curing both physical and mental conditions with food.
—Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 31 Jan. 2025
Noun
An eight-month cure — again courtesy of the NHS — brought her back to life for a time.
—Bill Wyman, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
Policies protecting research participants grew out of revelations in the early 1970s about the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, in which poor African American men in a syphilis study were not told about a penicillin cure.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cure
Verb
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Fundamental research in the biology of branching helps cure cardiovascular diseases and cancer, design materials that can heal themselves and predict how trees will respond to a changing climate.—
Mitchell Newberry,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2025
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Maybe your motive was to overcome a particular phobia, say, or heal from a really bad breakup.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
11 Feb. 2025
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Dogs rehabilitated All the dogs found at the location were placed in different rescues after they were found to start their rehabilitation process, according to police.—
Julia Gomez,
USA TODAY,
4 Feb. 2025
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Instead, county records show, one of the existing tanks was rehabilitated.—
Connor Sheets,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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Donovan, the team president, suggests that some of the assessments were unfair but says that the Chiefs’ leadership took the report card seriously and has taken action to remedy players’ concerns.—
Justin Birnbaum,
Forbes,
7 Feb. 2025
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There have been some missteps , but the company has managed to remedy them and generally keep customers happy Who Is This Investment For?—
StockStory Team,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2025
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The legislature continues proposes to cut their autonomy to fix their own issues and forcing police to become evictions judges and ICE agents while cutting their funding.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Feb. 2025
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John was the one his family depended on to fix anything.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Soaking in a warm bath can also help alleviate cramping and back pain.—
Lana Barhum,
Verywell Health,
6 Feb. 2025
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Assurances from administration officials have not alleviated concerns.—
CHRIS MEGERIAN,
TIME,
6 Feb. 2025
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Among bacteria, small genomes relieve organisms of the pressure of maintaining bulky DNA, but this state also requires them to scavenge many basic nutrients and metabolites from their neighbors.—
Veronique Greenwood,
WIRED,
9 Feb. 2025
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Osmotic laxatives like magnesium citrate may relieve constipation with IBS.—
Melissa Nieves,
Verywell Health,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Cure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cure. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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