as in panacea
something that cures all ills or problems
warned that casino gambling would not be an elixir for all of the region's economic woes
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Recent Examples of elixir
The actor plays Elisabeth Sparkle, an aging celebrity who takes the titular elixir to produce a younger version of herself.
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Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 8 Jan. 2025
The formulation also contains palo santo, which imbues the elixir with a warm, earthy, calming scent.
—Jenny Berg, Allure, 1 Jan. 2025
Kraven tracks down Calypso (Ariana DeBose), the girl who gave him that life-saving elixir way back when and is now a criminal lawyer in London.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2024
Outdoor socializing was an elixir after so many months of isolation.
—David Plazas, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 8 Jan. 2025
The formulation also contains palo santo, which imbues the elixir with a warm, earthy, calming scent.
—Jenny Berg, Allure, 1 Jan. 2025
Kraven tracks down Calypso (Ariana DeBose), the girl who gave him that life-saving elixir way back when and is now a criminal lawyer in London.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2024
Outdoor socializing was an elixir after so many months of isolation.
—David Plazas, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for elixir
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elixir
Noun
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The alternative, the panacea for that desperation if there is one, is solidarity.—
Matthew Specktor,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Jan. 2025
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Harnessing Maddow’s star power five nights a week may not prove to be a panacea for all of the network’s challenges as audiences continue to cut the cable cord, executives are banking on it to help buoy the progressive network’s viewership.—
Liam Reilly,
CNN,
13 Jan. 2025
Noun
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For example, these states often have longer cure periods, which allow eligible voters who made a mistake to fix their ballot and get their vote counted.—
Ashley Lopez,
NPR,
16 Jan. 2025
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Bone broth is a cure all and nothing will change my mind on that.—
Samantha Husted,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Combining these treatments with lifestyle changes and natural remedies may increase effectiveness—and leave you with a clear complexion in no time.—
Amanda Svachula,
Health,
13 Jan. 2025
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Some TikTokers swear by a hangover remedy called DHM (dihydromyricetin), a flavonoid found in several plants native to Asia.—
John Loeppky,
Verywell Health,
13 Jan. 2025
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That’s because the agency’s duty is to stand in the way of businesses desiring to push unsafe and ineffective nostrums at unwary consumers, and also in the way of a perverse idea that personal freedom includes the freedom to be gulled by charlatans.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Population trends today should raise serious questions about all the old nostrums that humans are somehow hard-wired to replace themselves to continue the species.—
Nicholas Eberstadt,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Oct. 2024
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Obviously, a generative AI model is not a substitute for a licensed financial advisor nor the cure-all for all fiscal woes.—
Tor Constantino, MBA,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Carbon capture, while often proposed as a technological cure-all for emissions, has proven to be both inefficient and insufficient in addressing the full pollutive effects of fossil fuel burning.—
Andrew Leahey,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Elixir.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elixir. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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