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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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Examples of cure in a Sentence
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Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
There isn’t a cure for the virus which gives the cattle flu like symptoms and has led to a number of cattle deaths.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
Lindsay Curtis, Health, 1 Oct. 2024
Since both are cured, the interior of the meat is pink.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2024
Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
There isn’t a cure for the virus which gives the cattle flu like symptoms and has led to a number of cattle deaths.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
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Noun
It will be awarded annually to a leading scientist or team making the most promising advancements in pancreatic cancer research, treatment and cures.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
There isn’t a cure for the virus which gives the cattle flu like symptoms and has led to a number of cattle deaths.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
Verb
Surgery can cure many types of gallbladder disease and help prevent future gallbladder attacks.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 1 Oct. 2024
Since both are cured, the interior of the meat is pink.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2024
Noun
It will be awarded annually to a leading scientist or team making the most promising advancements in pancreatic cancer research, treatment and cures.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
There isn’t a cure for the virus which gives the cattle flu like symptoms and has led to a number of cattle deaths.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Cure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cure. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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