as in remedy
something that cures all ills or problems
a woman who seems to believe that chicken soup is a panacea for nearly everything
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Recent Examples of panacea
But if history is any guide, expanding gross national product is also unlikely to be a panacea.
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Robert A. Pape, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2024
My favorite, perhaps controversially, was the chicken variety, whose meat was tender and whose broth was sweet with carrot and sharp with ginger, a golden panacea.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2024
The other side: Not everyone sees AI as the panacea for Olympic-size challenges.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 1 Aug. 2024
This means, at best, DJs currently account for approximately 1 percent of active streamers—so attracting more to the platform is unlikely to be a panacea.
—James Trew, WIRED, 8 Aug. 2024
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Robert A. Pape, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2024
My favorite, perhaps controversially, was the chicken variety, whose meat was tender and whose broth was sweet with carrot and sharp with ginger, a golden panacea.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2024
The other side: Not everyone sees AI as the panacea for Olympic-size challenges.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 1 Aug. 2024
This means, at best, DJs currently account for approximately 1 percent of active streamers—so attracting more to the platform is unlikely to be a panacea.
—James Trew, WIRED, 8 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for panacea
Recent Examples of Synonyms for panacea
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For your natural remedies, pop into Wellness Rx, a charming pharmacy that specializes in both conventional and traditional medicine.Anna Haines, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Based in Secaucus, N.J., The Vitamin Shoppe sells nutritional solutions, including vitamins, minerals, specialty supplements, herbs, sports nutrition, homeopathic remedies, green living products, and natural beauty aids through proprietary brands and approximately 700 national brands.David Moin, WWD, 4 Nov. 2024
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The movies include the story of a Saudi girl and her Sudanese driver who form a friendship, a look at a Bedouin family’s life in the middle of the desert, and the journey of a couple from rural Egypt who immigrate to New York in search of a cure for their infertility.Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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Professor Frink enlists Bart, Lisa, and Maggie, who are immune from the burp clouds, to persuade their father to help with a cure.Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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Head-to-toe elixirs are especially essential in warmer weather since oils can replenish any moisture lost due to heat and other causes.Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 9 Sep. 2024
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Some went to root doctors who prescribed herbal abortifacients, an unreliable solution since the elixirs could be toxic to women, frequently fatally so.Kali Nicole Gross / Made by History, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
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However, technology alone is not a cure-all; it should be implemented thoughtfully, responsibly and incrementally in order to reach its maximum effectiveness and acceptance.Dave Wessinger, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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But alas, the serums aren’t a cure-all for hair loss.Jenny Berg, Allure, 23 Oct. 2024
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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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Expressed in what economists call the Phillips curve, this nostrum proved nearly useless in explaining the economy’s recent behavior.David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 28 Jan. 2024
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“Panacea.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/panacea. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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