as in panacea
something that cures all ills or problems
a quack nostrum for cancer of all types
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Recent Examples of nostrum
This is a departure from the standard time-travel nostrum that any change to the past runs the danger of making things immeasurably worse in the future.
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Jennifer Ouellette and Sean M. Carroll, Ars Technica, 24 Nov. 2023
Worthless nostrums such as hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin have been promoted as COVID treatments based on transparently bogus evidence.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2023
This is a guy who has promoted nostrums that science has shown to be utterly useless against COVID, such as the anti-parasitic ivermectin and the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2023
Most central and eastern European countries had already succumbed to authoritarianism or different variations of fascism, and the Great Depression suggested that the activist solutions implemented by both extremes were better than the feeble nostrums liberalism could offer.
—Shlomo Avineri, Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2012
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Jennifer Ouellette and Sean M. Carroll, Ars Technica, 24 Nov. 2023
Worthless nostrums such as hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin have been promoted as COVID treatments based on transparently bogus evidence.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2023
This is a guy who has promoted nostrums that science has shown to be utterly useless against COVID, such as the anti-parasitic ivermectin and the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2023
Most central and eastern European countries had already succumbed to authoritarianism or different variations of fascism, and the Great Depression suggested that the activist solutions implemented by both extremes were better than the feeble nostrums liberalism could offer.
—Shlomo Avineri, Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2012
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nostrum
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Ultimately, the manifesto is a pivotal framework for industrial safety but not a panacea.—
Gaurav Sharma,
Forbes,
12 Dec. 2024
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Trying to make up some revenue, Trump has stepped outside GOP orthodoxy, touting tariffs as a budgetary panacea.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
19 Jan. 2025
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Experts say the nourishing elixirs are chock full of active ingredients that do actually spur growth.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
21 Jan. 2025
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Out sprawled a wild sea of glass eyes, silver spurs and mystery elixirs locked into filmy jars.—
Sara Georgini,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Jan. 2025
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Those searching for catharsis or an applicable remedy to their own heartaches and existential muddles will find only one definitive answer—that no person can ever fully know her own mind.—
Rachel Vorona Cote,
The Atlantic,
19 Feb. 2025
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Lukens said Amica is considering many remedies, possibly including a lawsuit to stop the action.—
Rachel Uranga,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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Both are palliatives but not cures to the challenge of creating a unified legal function capable of serving the needs of digital/AI-era business.—
Mark A. Cohen,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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The first season ended with Joel making the shocking decision to massacre a group of Fireflies, who planned to use Elle's immunity to make a cure for the infection but at the cost of her life.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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L’Orvietan and its imitators had their roots in a more antique antidote called theriac.—
Elizabeth Heath,
Discover Magazine,
15 Feb. 2023
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But with its long list of as many as 80 ingredients and high status, theriac was expensive and exclusive.—
Elizabeth Heath,
Discover Magazine,
15 Feb. 2023
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Beef tallow has become popular on social media as a skin-care cure-all for complaints like acne, dry skin, and scarring — although dermatologists remain skeptical.—
Rob Williams,
EverydayHealth.com,
21 Feb. 2025
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Experts say that magnesium supplements shouldn’t be used as a cure-all in place of healthy lifestyle habits.—
Maggie O'Neill,
Verywell Health,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Nostrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nostrum. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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